CN110087590A

CN110087590A - Protect tooth

Info

Publication number: CN110087590A
Application number: CN201780078337.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 雪田崇史; 永井秀幸; 土谷稳史; W·拉德
Original assignee: Mitsui Chemical Industry Co Ltd
Current assignee: Mitsui Chemical Industry Co Ltd
Priority date: 2016-12-27
Filing date: 2017-12-14
Publication date: 2019-08-02
Anticipated expiration: 2037-12-14
Also published as: EP3563813A1; CN110087590B; JP7027512B2; EP3563813B1; JP6802935B2; JP6650536B2; JP2021037339A; JP2020062503A; JP2020062502A; WO2018123602A1; JP6756936B2; US20200121493A1; EP3563813A4; JPWO2018123602A1

Abstract

The shield tooth that the first aspect of the present invention is related to includes opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw shield tooth；A pair of of positioning element is set to the shield tooth of the upper jaw shield tooth and the side in lower jaw shield tooth, can adjust position in the longitudinal direction；And a pair of of stop part, it is set to the shield tooth of the upper jaw shield tooth and another party in lower jaw shield tooth, the positioning element is connected to limit the displacement at lower jaw shield teeth directional rear, and is connected to the shield tooth of the party to limit the displacement of the left and right directions of the upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw shield tooth.

Description

Protect tooth

Technical field

The present invention relates to shield teeth.

Background technique

In recent years, shield tooth is used in prevention and treatment of sleep apnea syndrome etc..

For example, describing a kind of shield tooth in patent document 1, which has opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw Tooth is protected, is provided with top flange part outstanding upwards in lower jaw shield tooth, is provided in upper jaw shield tooth outstanding downwards Lower flange portion.For above-mentioned shield tooth, in installation and occlusion, above-mentioned lower flange portion is connected to above-mentioned top flange part, comes Limitation is equipped with the lower jaw displacement rearward of the user of above-mentioned shield tooth to prevent the constriction of air flue, when can prevent sleep Breathing stops or low pass gas.In addition, above-mentioned shield tooth has the turnbuckle mechanism (Turnbuckle as position adjustment section Mechanism), lower jaw shield tooth is fixed in one end of the turnbuckle mechanism, and top flange part is fixed in the other end.Pass through benefit With the position of flange part above above-mentioned turnbuckle institutional adjustment, the amount that can be matched with the shape of jaw or pharynx with user Keep lower jaw mobile to the front of the upper jaw, so that the air flue of user be made further to be difficult to constriction.

A kind of shield tooth is described in patent document 2, which there is opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw to protect tooth, It is provided with top flange part outstanding upwards in lower jaw shield tooth, it is convex to be provided with lower section outstanding downwards in upper jaw shield tooth Edge.It is provided with abutment in above-mentioned lower flange portion, which adjusts position along guidance part in the longitudinal direction Set and be connected to above-mentioned top flange part, by by the position of above-mentioned abutment to more front adjust, can with user The amount that matches of shape of jaw keep lower jaw mobile to the front of the upper jaw, so that the air flue of user be made further to be difficult to constriction.

Existing technical literature

Patent document

Patent document 1: International Publication No. 00/01317

Patent document 2: No. 2013/0112210 specification of U.S. Patent Application Publication No.

Summary of the invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

In the shield tooth recorded in patent document 1, above-mentioned top flange part and above-mentioned turnbuckle mechanism constitute the second class The positional relationship of lever, i.e., using the fixed part of the turnbuckle mechanism to lower jaw shield tooth as fulcrum, with top flange part and the upper jaw The abutting part for protecting tooth is force, using turnbuckle mechanism as position.Therefore, for during installation due to grinding one's teeth in sleep etc. and lower jaw protects The outside stress of the top flange part as force is applied to when tooth is displaced in left-right direction, in the elastic spiral shell for becoming position Covering becomes bigger outside stress in the main body of mechanism.Therefore, it is asked in the shield tooth recorded in patent document 1 there are following Topic: the turnbuckle mechanism (position adjustment section) as more fragile structure is easy by the biggish outside stress damage.

In view of the above problems, the first aspect of the present invention~the 5th aspect purpose is, provides a kind of shield tooth, the shield tooth The position adjustment section of position when being engaged for adjusting lower jaw shield tooth and the upper jaw shield tooth even if right and left occurs when being engaged To displacement be also hardly damaged.

In addition, for the shield tooth recorded in patent document 1 and patent document 2, the user for being equipped with the shield tooth is being open Shi Shangfang flange part is abutted with lower flange portion, or flange part and lower flange above needing when being engaged after opening to carry out The position alignment in portion, therefore the user for being easy to make to be equipped with the shield tooth generates discomfort.

Also, the shield tooth recorded in patent document 1 and patent document 2 is installed on the denture and lower jaw of the upper jaw of user The entirety of denture, therefore the user for being easy to make to be equipped with the shield tooth generates discomfort.

In view of the above problems, the purpose of the sixth aspect of the present invention is, provide reduce user opening when or installation When discomfort shield tooth.

Solution to problem

The first aspect of the present invention is configured to, during installation due to grind one's teeth in sleep etc. and lower jaw shield tooth be displaced in left-right direction when, Stress is not applied to position adjustment section, or only lesser stress is applied to position adjustment section, to inhibit due to an above-mentioned left side The breakage of position adjustment section caused by the displacement of right direction.

Specifically, a form of the first aspect of the present invention is related to a kind of shield tooth, opposite a pair of of upper jaw is included It protects tooth and lower jaw protects tooth；A pair of of positioning element is set to the shield tooth of the upper jaw shield tooth and the side in lower jaw shield tooth, energy It is enough to adjust position in the longitudinal direction；And a pair of of stop part, it is set to another in the upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw shield tooth The shield tooth of one side is connected to the positioning element to limit the displacement at lower jaw shield teeth directional rear, and is connected to described one The shield tooth of side come limit upper jaw shield tooth and the lower jaw protect tooth left and right directions displacement.

The second aspect of the present invention is applied to the stress of the above-mentioned position adjustment section of the position as second-class lever Disperse on the front-rear direction of shield tooth, to inhibit the breakage of the position adjustment section caused by the displacement of above-mentioned left and right directions.

Specifically, a form of the second aspect of the present invention is related to a kind of shield tooth, opposite a pair of of upper jaw is included It protects tooth and lower jaw protects tooth；A pair of of positioning element can adjust in the longitudinal direction position along guidance part, the both ends of the guidance part It is arranged at a pair of of fixed part support of the upper jaw shield tooth and the shield tooth of the side in lower jaw shield tooth；And a pair of of backstop Part is set to the shield tooth of the upper jaw shield tooth and another party in lower jaw shield tooth, is connected to the positioning element to limit The displacement at lower jaw shield teeth directional rear.

The third aspect of the present invention further decreases the above-mentioned position adjustment section of the position as second-class lever and makees For the distance between the fixation portions of fulcrum, to inhibit the stress due to being applied to the above-mentioned top flange part as force to exist As breakage caused by excessively increasing at the above-mentioned position adjustment section of position, above-mentioned position adjustment section.

Specifically, a form of the third aspect of the present invention is related to a kind of shield tooth, opposite a pair of of upper jaw is included It protects tooth and lower jaw protects tooth；A pair of of stop part is set to the shield tooth of the upper jaw shield tooth and the side in lower jaw shield tooth, and its Height is the height of shield tooth of the party or less；Protruding portion is fixed on another in the upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw shield tooth The shield tooth of one side, and the direction of the shield tooth from shield teeth directional the party of described another party is prominent；And a pair of of positioning element, edge The guidance part that is supported by the protruding portion of one end, the position of the side of the shield tooth in occlusion in the party is in front and back Position is adjusted upward, and is abutted with the stop part to limit the displacement at lower jaw shield teeth directional rear.

The fourth aspect of the present invention is configured to, and can adjust lower jaw using the both sides of a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw shield tooth The amount of movement in front of teeth directional is protected, the amount of movement of the above-mentioned position adjustment section of the position as second-class lever can be reduced.This The fourth aspect of invention according to this structure, is reduced because the principle of above-mentioned second-class lever is applied to above-mentioned position adjustment section Stress, to inhibit the breakage of the position adjustment section caused by the displacement of above-mentioned left and right directions.

Specifically, a form of the invention is related to a kind of shield tooth, opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw are included Protect tooth；A pair of of positioning element is set to the shield tooth of the upper jaw shield tooth and the side in lower jaw shield tooth, and can be in front and back Side adjusts upward position；And a pair of of stop part, it is set to the shield of the upper jaw shield tooth and another party in lower jaw shield tooth Tooth is connected to the positioning element to limit the displacement at lower jaw shield teeth directional rear, and can adjust position in the longitudinal direction It sets.

The fifth aspect of the present invention further decreases position adjustment when making lower jaw protect in front of teeth directional and move by being configured to The amount of movement in portion, to reduce because the principle of above-mentioned second-class lever is applied to the stress of above-mentioned position adjustment section, thus inhibit by The breakage of position adjustment section caused by the displacement of above-mentioned left and right directions.

Specifically, a form of the invention is related to a kind of shield tooth, opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw are included Protect tooth；A pair of of positioning element is set to the shield tooth of the upper jaw shield tooth and the side in lower jaw shield tooth, and can be in front and back Side adjusts upward position；Position adjustment section is set to or rear more closer to the front than the positioning element of the shield tooth of the party Position, and the position in the front-back direction of the positioning element is adjusted；And a pair of of stop part, it is set to the upper jaw The shield tooth for protecting tooth and another party in lower jaw shield tooth, is connected to the positioning from direction identical with the position adjustment section Component, to limit the displacement at lower jaw shield teeth directional rear.

The side that the sixth aspect of the present invention is set as protecting the upper jaw in tooth and lower jaw shield tooth is only installed on a part of denture Form, to reduce since discomfort caused by tooth is protected in installation, the dress for improving user wears sense.

Specifically, a form of the sixth aspect of the present invention is related to a kind of shield tooth, includes a side and protect tooth, it is mountable The denture of the jaw of a side in the upper jaw and lower jaw；A pair of of another party of left and right segmentation protects tooth, is mountable in the upper jaw and lower jaw Another party jaw denture a part；Linking part, connection the party shield tooth and described another party protect tooth, to described one The relative position for the opening direction that side's shield tooth protects tooth with described another party is fixed；And guidance part, adjust described another party Protect in the front-back direction relative position of the tooth relative to the shield tooth of the party.

Invention effect

Aspect according to the first aspect of the invention~the 5th, provides a kind of shield tooth, which protects tooth for adjusting lower jaw It is hardly damaged the displacement of left and right directions occurs in occlusion with the position adjustment section of position when being engaged of upper jaw shield tooth.

According to the sixth aspect of the invention, provide reduce user opening when or installation when discomfort shield tooth.

Detailed description of the invention

Figure 1A is the schematical perspective view for indicating the upper jaw shield tooth in first embodiment of the invention, and Figure 1B is to indicate The schematical perspective view of lower jaw shield tooth in first embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is the schematical side view for indicating the shield tooth in first embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 3 is in the shield tooth indicated in first embodiment of the invention, lower jaw shield teeth directional opening direction during installation The schematical side view of the case where when mobile.

Fig. 4 A be indicate in the first embodiment the upper jaw shield tooth setting stop part, front ends be notch section The schematical perspective view of form, Fig. 4 B be indicate in the first embodiment the upper jaw shield tooth setting stop part, front End is the schematical perspective view of the form of plane rake, and Fig. 4 C is to indicate that upper jaw shield tooth in the first embodiment is set The stop part set, front ends be curved face part form schematical perspective view.

The case where when Fig. 5 is mobile in front of in the shield tooth indicated in first embodiment of the invention, lower jaw shield teeth directional Schematical top view.

Fig. 6 is the schematical side view for indicating the shield tooth in second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is the schematical side view for indicating the shield tooth in third embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 A is the schematical perspective view for indicating the upper jaw shield tooth in the 4th embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 8 B is to indicate The schematical perspective view of lower jaw shield tooth in the 4th embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 9 is the schematical side view for indicating the shield tooth in the 4th embodiment of the invention.

Figure 10 is the schematical side view for indicating the shield tooth in the 5th embodiment of the invention.

The case where when Figure 11 is mobile in front of in the shield tooth indicated in the 5th embodiment of the invention, lower jaw shield teeth directional Schematical top view.

Figure 12 A is the schematical perspective view for indicating the upper jaw shield tooth in sixth embodiment of the invention, and Figure 12 B is table Show the schematical perspective view of the lower jaw shield tooth in sixth embodiment of the invention.

Figure 13 is the schematical side view for indicating the shield tooth in sixth embodiment of the invention.

Figure 14 is the schematical side view for indicating the shield tooth in the 7th embodiment of the invention.

The case where when Figure 15 is mobile in front of in the shield tooth indicated in the 8th embodiment of the invention, lower jaw shield teeth directional Schematical top view.

Figure 16 A is the schematical perspective view for indicating the upper jaw shield tooth in the 8th embodiment of the invention, and Figure 16 B is table Show the schematical perspective view of the lower jaw shield tooth in the 8th embodiment of the invention.

Figure 17 is the schematical side view for indicating the shield tooth in the 8th embodiment of the invention.

Figure 18 is the schematical side view for indicating the shield tooth in the 9th embodiment of the invention.

Figure 19 is in the shield tooth indicated in the 9th embodiment of the invention, lower jaw shield teeth directional opening direction during installation The schematical side view of the case where when mobile.

Figure 20 A be indicate in the 9th embodiment the upper jaw shield tooth setting stop part, front ends be notch section Form schematical perspective view, Figure 20 B be indicate in the 9th embodiment the upper jaw shield tooth setting stop part, it is preceding Square end portion is the schematical perspective view of the form of plane rake, and Figure 20 C is the upper jaw shield indicated in the 9th embodiment Tooth setting stop part, front ends be curved face part form schematical perspective view.

The case where when Figure 21 is mobile in front of in the shield tooth indicated in the 9th embodiment of the invention, lower jaw shield teeth directional Schematical top view.

Figure 22 is the schematical side view for indicating the shield tooth in the tenth embodiment of the invention.

Figure 23 is the schematical side view for indicating the shield tooth in the 11st embodiment of the invention.

Figure 24 A is the schematical perspective view for indicating the upper jaw shield tooth in the 12nd embodiment of the invention, and Figure 24 B is Indicate the schematical perspective view of the lower jaw shield tooth in the 12nd embodiment of the invention.

Figure 25 is the schematical side view for indicating the shield tooth in the 12nd embodiment of the invention.

Feelings when Figure 26 is mobile in front of in the shield tooth indicated in the 12nd embodiment of the invention, lower jaw shield teeth directional The schematical top view of condition.

Figure 27 is the schematical side view for indicating the shield tooth in the 13rd embodiment of the invention.

Figure 28 is the schematical side view for indicating the shield tooth in the 14th embodiment of the invention.

Figure 29 is the schematical side view for indicating the shield tooth in the 15th embodiment of the invention.

Figure 30 is the schematical perspective view for indicating the shield tooth in the 16th embodiment of the invention.

Figure 31 is the schematical side view for indicating the shield tooth in the 16th embodiment of the invention.

Figure 32 is in the shield tooth indicated in the 16th embodiment of the invention, lower jaw shield teeth directional opening side during installation The schematical side view of the case where to when movement.

Figure 33 is the schematical side view for indicating the shield tooth in the 17th embodiment of the invention.

Figure 34 is the schematical side view for indicating the shield tooth in the 18th embodiment of the invention.

Figure 35 is in the shield tooth indicated in the 18th embodiment of the invention, lower jaw shield teeth directional opening side during installation The schematical side view of the case where to when movement.

Specific embodiment

Hereinafter, being illustrated using multiple embodiments to shield tooth of the invention.

In addition, in the following description, " front " and " rear " is referred respectively to towards before being equipped with the user of shield tooth Side direction (towards the direction of lip side when in oral cavity in terms of tongue body) and towards rear direction (from tongue in oral cavity Towards the direction of larynx side when body is seen), on the basis of " left and right directions " refers to the center of the upper jaw of the user to be equipped with shield tooth Left and right directions (towards the direction of cheek side when specifically in terms of the center of the upper jaw), " inside " and " outside " refers respectively to separate The side of the body surface of the user of shield tooth and the side close to body surface are installed, " opening direction ", which refers to, is being equipped with making for shield tooth The direction of mandibular movement when user is open.

In addition, in the following description, " medial surface " and " lateral surface " for protecting tooth refers respectively to be equipped with making for shield tooth User it is silent when face and the face opposite with body surface relative to oral cavity.It does not need to set with lower jaw shield tooth in addition, the upper jaw protects tooth Can to be physically easily separated, can also be fixed to each other.

1. the shield tooth that first aspect is related to

The shield tooth that the first aspect of the present invention is related to is configured to, during installation due to grinding one's teeth in sleep equal lower jaws shield tooth in left-right direction When displacement, stress is not applied to position adjustment section, or only lesser stress is applied to position adjustment section, to inhibit due to upper State the breakage of position adjustment section caused by the displacement of left and right directions.

[first embodiment]

For the shield tooth 1100 of first embodiment of the invention, such as its schematical perspective view, that is, Fig. 1 and its side view I.e. shown in Fig. 2, tooth is protected with opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw, upper jaw shield tooth 1110 is configured to be mountable to user The upper jaw, lower jaw shield tooth 1120 be configured to be mountable to the lower jaw of user.

As shown in Figure 1A, upper jaw shield tooth 1110 has the upper jaw shield tooth main part 1114 for being formed with denture press mold portion 1112, The denture press mold portion 1112 is mountable to the denture of the upper jaw of user, and the lateral surface of upper jaw shield tooth 1110 is provided with left and right one Pair stop part 1130.

As shown in Figure 1B, lower jaw shield tooth 1120 has the lower jaw shield tooth main part 1124 for being formed with denture press mold portion 1122, The denture press mold portion 1122 is mountable to the denture of the lower jaw of user, and being provided in the lateral surface of lower jaw shield tooth 1120 can be Front and back adjust upward the positioning element 1140 of the pair of right and left of position.

As shown in Fig. 2, positioning element 1140, which can adjust position, installs upper jaw shield tooth 1110 and lower jaw shield in user Tooth 1120 and when being engaged (hereinafter, being also referred to as " when occlusion "), the face 1142 at the rear of positioning element 1140 and stop part The position that the face 1132 in 1130 front abuts.By the abutting of above-mentioned positioning element 1140 and stop part 1130, it can limit and sting Lower jaw shield tooth 1120 displacement rearward when conjunction, so as to limit the lower jaw for the user for being equipped with shield tooth 1100 rearward Displacement.Gas caused by shield tooth 1100 prevents the lower jaw the user for being equipped with the shield tooth 1100 from displaceing to the rear as a result, The constriction in road, the breathing stopping being able to suppress when sleep or low pass gas.

In addition, positioning element 1140 is configured to, the position that the lateral surface of tooth main part 1124 can be protected by being set to lower jaw It sets adjustment section 1150 and adjusts position in the longitudinal direction.By using position adjustment section 1150 by positioning element 1140 to more rear Position is adjusted, in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth 1120 can be made to move forwards, and limits the position of lower jaw shield tooth 1120 rearward It moves.Shield tooth 1100 makes the lower jaw for the user for being equipped with shield tooth 1100 move the air flue to make above-mentioned user forwards as a result, It larger opens, so as to more effectively inhibit the breathing stopping or low pass gas when sleep.

Position adjustment section 1150 includes threaded bar 1152, and one end is fixed on the outside in lower jaw shield tooth main part 1124 The fixed part 1160 of face setting, and it is carved with external screw thread；Threaded bar 1154, one end are fixed on positioning element 1140, and are carved with outer Screw thread；And turnbuckle portion 1156, the other end of threaded bar 1152 and 1154 is inserted into the screw hole respectively screwed togather. For position adjustment section 1150, rotation is inserted into the pin hole for being set to turnbuckle portion 1156 with pin and makes turnbuckle portion 1156 rotations, adjust the amount of screwing togather in turnbuckle portion 1156 and threaded bar 1152 and 1154, are adhered to screw thread so as to adjust The position of the positioning element 1140 of stick 1152.

Positioning element 1140, which has from lower jaw, protects the wing 1144 outstanding upwards of tooth main part 1124.The wing 1144 is formed as, The face (and the face 1142 at the rear of positioning element 1140 abutted with stop part 1130) at its rear and above-mentioned stop part 1130 Front face 1132 it is substantially parallel, and occlusion when, the upper jaw shield tooth main part 1114 outside and above-mentioned stop part 1130 Front face 1132 abut, to limit the displacement of the lower jaw of user rearward.

Stop part 1130 is set to the lateral surface of upper jaw shield tooth and when occlusion in the position more more rearward than positioning element, Occlusion when, in front of face 1132 abutted with the face 1142 at the rear of positioning element 1140, come limit lower jaw shield tooth 1120 to The displacement at rear.

Stop part 1130 has the extension 1134 extended downward from upper jaw shield tooth main part 1114.The lower jaw in occlusion In the case that shield tooth 1120 is displaced in the lateral direction, extension 1134 abuts to limit above-mentioned right to the left with lower jaw shield tooth 1120 To displacement.

At this point, the wing 1144 is configured at, in occlusion lower jaw shield tooth be displaced in left-right direction and under extension 1134 is connected to Jaw is not connected to the position of upper jaw shield tooth 1110 when protecting tooth 1120.The stress as brought by displacement in the lateral direction as a result, It is applied only to the extension 1134 of stop part 1130, is not applied to positioning element 1140.Therefore, it is able to suppress since lower jaw protects tooth The breakage of position adjustment section 1150 caused by being displaced in left-right direction.

For example, the thickness that the wing 1144 is formed as inward-outward direction is thinner than stop part 1130 and extension 1134, and it is set to and makes Its lateral surface is in the position for becoming roughly the same face with the lateral surface of stop part 1130 and its extension 1134.It stings as a result, Extension 1134 and lower jaw when the interval that the wing 1144 and the upper jaw when conjunction protect between tooth main part 1114 is than being engaged protect tooth main body Interval between portion 1124 is big.

In the case that stop part 1130 and the wing 1144 are moved with the shield tooth 1120 of lower jaw during installation to opening direction, backstop Part 1130 does not limit the shape of the movement of the wing 1144.Specifically, as shown in figure 3, stop part 1130, which also can have, makes lower jaw Shield tooth 1120 is easy the rake 1136 mobile to opening direction.Hold lower jaw shield tooth 1120 in addition, the wing 1144 also can have Rake 1146 easily mobile to opening direction.In other words, stop part 1130 can also be located in its front ends comprising upper end Compared with front and lower end is located at compared with rear, tilted rearward inclined surface, and the wing 1144 can also end include in its rear upper end Positioned at compared with front and lower end is located at compared with rear, tilted rearward inclined surface.In addition, what the wing 1144 had inclines in occlusion Inclined portion 1146 is abutted with stop part 1130.

As shown in figure 3, the lower jaw shield tooth 1120 when installation moves up when mobile to opening direction in the track of arc-shaped It is dynamic.Relative to such movement, by the way that there is above-mentioned inclination in the front ends of stop part 1130 and the rear end of the wing 1144 Face, so that stop part 1130 does not limit the movement of the wing 1144, the user for being equipped with shield tooth 1100 is easy opening.

For having the stop part 1130 of inclined surface in above-mentioned front ends, as long as upper end is located in its front ends Compared with front, rear end is located at compared with rear.At this point it is possible to the shape of the front ends of stop part 1130 is set as, shown in Fig. 4 A Notch section, curved face part shown in plane rake, Fig. 4 C shown in Fig. 4 B etc..

Similarly, for the wing 1144 as above-mentioned inclined surface, as long as in its rear in end, upper end is located at compared with front, Rear end is located at compared with rear.At this point, with the front ends of stop part 1130 likewise it is possible to by the rear end of the wing 1144 Shape is set as notch section, plane rake, curved face part etc..

In addition, the front ends of stop part 1130 are at extension 1134 to more back sweep.In addition, extension 1134 Height is less than half of the height of stop part 1130, and the lower end of extension 1134 is located at than lower jaw shield tooth main body in occlusion The lower end surface in portion 1124 position closer to the top.Additionally, it is preferred that the lower end 1137 of the front ends of stop part 1130 and positioning region The lower end 1147 of the rear end of part 1140 is separated from each other in occlusion.Additionally, it is preferred that in occlusion, before stop part 1130 Side face 1132 (face in the front of rake 1136) and positioning element 1140 rear face 1142 the lower section of occlusal surface that This is spaced apart, and is more preferably also spaced from each other always when lower jaw protects tooth and/or upper jaw shield teeth directional opening direction is mobile.As a result, Extension 1134 is not easy lower jaw shield movement of the tooth 1120 to opening direction when limitation installation, and lower jaw shield tooth 1120 is easier to opening Mouth direction is mobile.In addition, the height of above-mentioned extension 1134 refer to it is in the rear end of stop part 1130, from the upper jaw protect tooth main body The height for the part that the lower end in portion 1114 extends, the height of above-mentioned stop part 1130 refer to the height of the rear end of stop part 1130 Degree.

At this point, from the damaged viewpoint for inhibiting stop part 1130 caused by being displaced in left-right direction due to lower jaw shield tooth 1120 From the point of view of, when the front ends of stop part 1130 are notch section shown in Fig. 4 A, preferably its lower end 1137 forms obtuse angle.In addition, Equally from inhibit stop part 1130 breakage from the viewpoint of, preferably stop part 1130, occlusion when from the side downwards The projected area that jaw protects tooth main part 1124 is 3mm²More than.The upper limit of above-mentioned projected area is not specially limited.For above-mentioned Projected area, such as preferably 3mm²Above and 1000mm²Hereinafter, more preferably 3mm²Above and 500mm²Hereinafter, further excellent It is selected as 3mm²Above and 450mm²Hereinafter, extremely preferred is 50mm²Above and 450mm²Below.

In addition, at this point, the abutting part abutted with lower jaw shield tooth main part 1124 and lower jaw shield tooth of stop part 1130 1120 abutting part abutted with stop part 1130 be do not limit the shape of movement that lower jaw shield tooth 1120 moves forwards and Configuration.Specifically, schematical top view, that is, Fig. 5 such as shield tooth 1100 (is represented by dotted lines upper jaw shield tooth and stop part, with reality Line indicates lower jaw shield tooth, positioning element and fixed part) shown in, being abutted with stop part 1130 in lower jaw shield tooth main part 1124 Abutting part 1128 is set as substantially flat shape.In addition, the extension 1134 of a pair of of stop part 1130, protect tooth 1120 with lower jaw and support A pair of of the bearing surface 1138 connect is generally parallel to each other, positioned at the left and right of lower jaw shield tooth main part 1124 lateral surface, with it is a pair of The abutting part 1128 that the extension 1134 of stop part 1130 abuts is generally parallel to each other.

Lower jaw shield tooth 1120 can not be extended the limitation of portion 1134 and movably move forwards as a result,.At this point, under for example, Jaw shield tooth main part 1124 is configured to, the part near its molar, left and right directions with a thickness of front (such as the first big molar The lateral surface of (denture the 6th) nearby) it is thicker, rear (such as the second largest molar (denture the 7th) or third lolar tooth (denture No. 8) neighbouring lateral surface) it is relatively thin.

Stop part 1130 be configured to the upper jaw protect tooth main part 1114 on it is removable, but can also be adhered to the upper jaw shield Tooth main part 1114.If stop part 1130 is adhered to upper jaw shield tooth main part 1114, stop part 1130 is securely adhered to Jaw protects tooth main part, therefore is able to suppress since stop part 1130 is connected to lower jaw shield tooth master and displacement in the lateral direction The breakage of stop part 1130 caused by stress when body portion 1124.

Alternatively, stop part 1130 also may be integrally formed in the lateral surface of upper jaw shield tooth main part 1114.If stop part 1130 are integrally formed with upper jaw shield tooth main part 1114, then stop part 1130 is further securely adhered to upper jaw shield tooth main body Portion 1114, therefore can more effectively inhibit since stop part 1130 is connected to lower jaw shield tooth and displacement in the lateral direction The breakage of stop part 1130 caused by stress when main part 1124.

Fixed part 1160 be configured to lower jaw protect tooth main part 1124 on it is removable, but can also be adhered to lower jaw shield Tooth main part 1124.If fixed part 1160 is adhered to lower jaw shield tooth main part 1124, it is not likely to produce fixed part during installation 1160 are staggered with positioning element 1140.

According to the present embodiment, in displacement in the lateral direction, it was applied only to the wing 1144 of positioning element 1140 in the past The major part of stress can be applied to stop part 1130.Therefore, the shield tooth 1100 of present embodiment be able to suppress due to pass through to Caused by stress when the displacement of left and right directions and the wing 1144 of positioning element 1140 are connected to upper jaw shield tooth main part 1114 The breakage of position adjustment section 1150.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, stop part 1130 has the extension 1134 extended downward, positioning element 1140 With the wing 1144 outstanding upwards, therefore even if when user be open etc. during installation, the front of stop part 1130 Face 1132 also can mutually be abutted with the face at the rear of the wing 1144.Therefore, it for the shield tooth 1100 of present embodiment, is not likely to produce Being staggered between stop part 1130 and positioning element 1140 caused by opening when installation etc., can more effectively inhibit The displacement of the lower jaw of the user of the shield tooth 1100 rearward is installed.

[second embodiment]

For the shield tooth 1200 of second embodiment of the present invention, as shown in its schematical side view, that is, Fig. 6, there is phase The opposed pairs upper jaw protects tooth and lower jaw protects tooth, and upper jaw shield tooth 1210 is configured to be mountable to the upper jaw of user, and lower jaw protects tooth 1220 are configured to be mountable to the lower jaw of user.In addition, in the lateral surface of lower jaw shield tooth main part 1224, be provided with can be Front and back adjust upward the positioning element 1240 of the pair of right and left of position, are provided in the lateral surface of upper jaw shield tooth main part 1214 The stop part 1230 of pair of right and left.In addition, hereinafter, the description thereof will be omitted sometimes about the structure common with first embodiment.

In addition, in present embodiment similarly, positioning element 1240 is configured to, tooth master can be protected by being set to lower jaw The position adjustment section 1250 of the lateral surface in body portion 1224 adjusts position in the longitudinal direction.By utilizing position adjustment section 1250 will Positioning element 1240 adjusts position to more rear, in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth 1220 can be made to move forwards, and limit lower jaw Protect the displacement of tooth 1220 rearward.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the height of positioning element 1240 is the height that lower jaw protects tooth main part 1224 Below.

By using above structure, in displacement in the lateral direction, positioning element 1240 is hardly connected to upper jaw shield tooth 1210.Therefore, because stress brought by displacement in the lateral direction is difficult to apply to positioning element 1240, can inhibit by above-mentioned The breakage of position adjustment section 1250 caused by stress.

On the other hand, stop part 1230 has the extension 1234 extended downward from upper jaw shield tooth main part 1214.Prolong Extending portion 1234 is abutted with the face 1242 at the rear of positioning element 1240, come the position of lower jaw shield tooth 1220 rearward when being limited in occlusion It moves.

Therefore, stop part 1230 is abutted by extension 1234 with positioning element 1240 to limit lower jaw when occlusion and protect tooth 1220 displacement rearward, so as to limit the displacement of the lower jaw for the user for being equipped with shield tooth 1200 rearward.It protects as a result, Tooth 1200 prevent the lower jaw the user for being equipped with the shield tooth 1200 from displaceing to the rear caused by air flue constriction, can Inhibit the breathing stopping or low pass gas when sleep.

At this point, in the case that stop part 1230 is moved with the shield tooth 1220 of lower jaw during installation to opening direction, stop part The shape of the movement of 1230 unlimited positioning elements 1240 processed.Lower jaw is set to protect tooth specifically, stop part 1230 also can have 1220 are easy the rake 1236 mobile to opening direction.In other words, the front ends of stop part 1230 also can have upper end Positioned at compared with front and lower end is located at compared with rear, tilted rearward inclined surface.

For having the stop part 1230 of inclined surface in above-mentioned front ends, as long as upper end is located in its front ends Compared with front, rear end is located at compared with rear.At this point, with first embodiment likewise it is possible to by the forward end of stop part 1230 The shape in portion is set as notch section, plane rake, curved face part etc..

In addition, at this time similarly, the front ends of stop part 1230 are at extension 1234 to more back sweep.Separately Outside, the height of extension 1234 be stop part 1230 height less than half, and occlusion when extension 1234 lower end position In the position more closer to the top than the lower end surface of lower jaw shield tooth main part 1224.

Additionally, it is preferred that the upper end of the front ends of stop part 1230 and the upper end of the rear end of positioning element 1240 are being stung It is separated from each other when conjunction.Additionally, it is preferred that occlusion when, the face (face in the front of rake 1236) in the front of stop part 1230 with The face 1242 at the rear of positioning element 1240 is separated from each other below occlusal surface, more preferably protects tooth and/or the upper jaw in lower jaw Shield teeth directional opening direction is also spaced from each other always when mobile.Lower jaw when extension 1234 is not easy limitation installation as a result, protects tooth 1220 movement to opening direction, lower jaw protect tooth 1220 and are easier to opening direction movement.

At this point, from the damaged sight for inhibiting the stop part 1230 caused by being displaced in left-right direction lower jaw shield tooth 1220 From the point of view of point, when the front ends of stop part 1230 are notch section, preferably its lower end forms obtuse angle.Additionally, it is preferred that stop part 1230, occlusion when from the side to lower jaw shield tooth main part 1224 projected area be 3mm²More than.It does not limit particularly The upper limit of fixed above-mentioned projected area.For above-mentioned projected area, such as preferably 3mm²Above and 1000mm²Hereinafter, more preferably 3mm²Above and 500mm²Hereinafter, further preferably 3mm²Above and 450mm²Hereinafter, extremely preferred 50mm²Above and 450mm² Below.

In addition, at this time similarly, the abutting part of stop part 1230 abutted with lower jaw shield tooth main part 1224 and under The abutting part of jaw shield tooth 1220 abutted with stop part 1230 is the movement for not limiting lower jaw shield tooth 1220 and moving forwards Shape and configuration.Specifically, the abutting part abutted with stop part 1230 in lower jaw shield tooth main part 1224 is general plane Shape.In addition, the extension 1234 of a pair of of stop part 1230, with lower jaw protect a pair of of bearing surface that tooth 1220 abuts mutually substantially In parallel, positioned at lower jaw shield tooth main part 1224 left and right lateral surface, with a pair of stop part 1230 extension 1234 abut Abutting part be generally parallel to each other.

In addition, at this time similarly, stop part 1230 be configured to protect in the upper jaw it is removable on tooth main part 1214, but Upper jaw shield tooth main part 1214 can also be adhered to.Alternatively, stop part 1230, which also may be integrally formed, protects tooth main body in the upper jaw The lateral surface in portion 1214.

In addition, at this time similarly, fixed part 1260 be configured to protect in lower jaw it is removable on tooth main part 1224, but Lower jaw shield tooth main part 1224 can also be adhered to.

In addition, the height of lower jaw shield tooth can also be different according to different parts, at this point, in the present embodiment, positioning As long as the height of component 1240 is to be provided with the height of the lower jaw shield tooth main part 1224 at the position of positioning element 1240 or less i.e. It can.

The position that positioning element 1240 can also have its height higher than lower jaw shield tooth main part 1224 in part, but preferably Its height is always the height of lower jaw shield tooth main part 1224 or less.

In addition, positioning element 1240 can also face in its rear inclined surface is set, and by positioning element 1240 and extend The bearing surface in portion 1234 is set as being generally parallel to each other.

According to the present embodiment, when being displaced in the lateral direction, stress is difficult to apply to positioning element 1240.Therefore, originally The shield tooth 1200 of embodiment is able to suppress the breakage of the position adjustment section 1250 as caused by displacement in the lateral direction.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, positioning element 1240, which does not have from lower jaw, protects the wing outstanding upwards of tooth 1220, because This is not likely to produce during installation since the wing abuts to the discomfort of user caused by interior cheek.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, positioning element 1240, which does not have from lower jaw, protects the wing outstanding upwards of tooth 1220, because This protects tooth 1220 to when opening direction movement in lower jaw, and positioning element 1240 is difficult to abut with stop part 1230.Therefore, for this The shield tooth 1200 of embodiment, lower jaw protect tooth 1220 and are easier to opening direction movement.

[third embodiment]

For the shield tooth 1300 of third embodiment of the present invention, as shown in its schematical side view, that is, Fig. 7, there is phase The opposed pairs upper jaw protects tooth and lower jaw protects tooth, and upper jaw shield tooth 1310 is configured to be mountable to the upper jaw of user, and lower jaw protects tooth 1320 are configured to be mountable to the lower jaw of user.In addition, in the lateral surface of lower jaw shield tooth main part 1324, be provided with can be Front and back adjust upward the positioning element 1340 of the pair of right and left of position, are provided in the lateral surface of upper jaw shield tooth main part 1314 The stop part 1330 of pair of right and left.In addition, hereinafter, the description thereof will be omitted sometimes about the structure common with first embodiment.

In addition, in present embodiment similarly, positioning element 1340 is configured to, tooth master can be protected by being set to lower jaw The position adjustment section 1350 of the lateral surface in body portion 1324 adjusts position in the longitudinal direction.By utilizing position adjustment section 1350 will Positioning element 1340 adjusts position to more rear, to lower jaw shield tooth 1320 can be made to move forwards, and limit in occlusion Lower jaw protects the displacement of tooth 1320 rearward.

In addition, in present embodiment similarly, positioning element 1340 has from lower jaw shield tooth main part 1324 upwards The wing 1344 outstanding.The face at the rear of the wing 1344 abutted with stop part 1330 is formed as big with the face in the front of stop part 1330 It causes in parallel, in occlusion, is abutted in the outside of upper jaw shield tooth main part 1314 with the face in the front of above-mentioned stop part 1330, to limit The displacement of the lower jaw of user processed rearward.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, fixed part 1360 there is the top to lower jaw shield tooth 1320 to extend prominent Portion 1362.In the case that in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth 1320 is displaced in the lateral direction, protruding portion 1362 is supported with upper jaw shield tooth 1310 Fetch the above-mentioned displacement in the lateral direction of limitation.

At this point, the wing 1344 is configured at, in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth is displaced in left-right direction and protruding portion 1362 is connected to Jaw is difficult to be connected to the position of upper jaw shield tooth 1310 when protecting tooth 1310.It is answered as brought by displacement in the lateral direction as a result, The major part of power is applied to the protruding portion 1362 of fixed part 1360, and is difficult to apply to positioning element 1340.Therefore, it is able to suppress The breakage of position adjustment section 1350 caused by being displaced in left-right direction lower jaw shield tooth.

For example, the thickness that the wing 1344 is formed as inward-outward direction is thinner than the protruding portion 1362 of fixed part 1360, and it is set to and makes Its lateral surface becomes the position in roughly the same face with the lateral surface of fixed part 1360 and its protruding portion 1362.When being engaged as a result, The wing 1344 and the upper jaw shield tooth main part 1314 between interval than be engaged when protruding portion 1362 and the upper jaw shield tooth main part Interval between 1314 is big.

For protruding portion 1362, it is preferably disposed on position on the lateral surface of fixed part 1360, rearward, is preferably provided with In its rear end (for example, part corresponding with a premolar (denture the 4th) of lateral surface).The skin of the interior cheek of people is more rearward Then more it is easy to flexible.Therefore, protruding portion 1362 is arranged more rearward, then protruding portion 1362, which is more set to, is equipped with shield tooth 1300 In the interior cheek of user, skin is easier to flexible position, therefore the dress for being equipped with the user of shield tooth 1300 is worn sense and obtained It improves.

In addition, the thickness of preferably its inward-outward direction is formed as thinner than fixed part 1360, and is set to for protruding portion 1362 Make lateral surface position more in the inner part of its lateral surface than fixed part 1360.With this configuration, installation and when being open less It is also easy to produce since protruding portion 1362 abuts to the discomfort of user caused by interior cheek.

In addition, in third embodiment similarly, stop part 1330 is configured to protect tooth main part 1314 in the upper jaw It is upper removable, but upper jaw shield tooth main part 1314 can also be adhered to.Alternatively, stop part 1330 also may be integrally formed in upper The lateral surface of jaw shield tooth main part 1314.

In addition, in third embodiment similarly, fixed part 1360 is configured to protect tooth main part 1324 in lower jaw It is upper removable, but lower jaw shield tooth main part 1324 can also be adhered to.

According to the present embodiment, in displacement in the lateral direction, it was applied only to the wing 1344 of positioning element 1340 in the past The major part of stress can be applied to fixed part 1360.Therefore, the shield tooth 1300 of present embodiment be able to suppress due to pass through to Caused by stress when the displacement of left and right directions and the wing 1344 of positioning element 1340 are connected to upper jaw shield tooth main part 1314 The breakage of position adjustment section 1350.

[variation of third embodiment]

In the same manner as first embodiment, in third embodiment, stop part 1330 also can have extension (in Fig. 7 It is not shown).The stress as brought by displacement in the lateral direction not only will disperse to the protruding portion of fixed part 1360 as a result, 1362, it also will disperse to the extension of stop part 1330, therefore only lesser stress is applied to position adjustment section 1350, it can More effectively inhibit the breakage of the position adjustment section 1350 caused by displacement in the lateral direction.

At this point, stop part 1330 protects tooth 1320 to opening side with lower jaw during installation in the same manner as first embodiment In the case where movement, the shape of the movement of the unlimited positioning element 1340 processed of stop part 1330.Specifically, stop part 1330 Can have makes lower jaw shield tooth 1320 be easy the rake mobile to opening direction.In other words, the front ends of stop part 1330 Also it can have that upper end is located at compared with front and lower end is located at compared with rear, tilted rearward inclined surface.

For having the stop part 1330 of inclined surface in above-mentioned front ends, as long as upper end is located in its front ends Compared with front, rear end is located at compared with rear.At this point, with first embodiment likewise it is possible to by the forward end of stop part 1330 The shape in portion is set as notch section, plane rake, curved face part etc..

At this time similarly, the front ends of stop part 1330 can also be at above-mentioned extension to more back sweep.Separately Outside, the height of above-mentioned extension may be less than half of the height of stop part 1330, and the above-mentioned extension in occlusion Lower end is located at the position more closer to the top than the lower end surface of lower jaw shield tooth main part 1324.Additionally, it is preferred that the lower end of stop part 1330 It is separated from each other with the lower end of positioning element 1340 when being engaged.In addition, for the face and positioning region in the front of stop part 1330 The face at the rear of part 1340 is preferably separated from each other below occlusal surface in occlusion, more preferably lower jaw protect tooth and/or on Jaw shield teeth directional opening direction is also spaced from each other always when mobile.

At this time similarly, from the stop part 1330 inhibited caused by being displaced in left-right direction lower jaw shield tooth 1320 From the viewpoint of breakage, when the front ends of stop part 1330 are notch section, preferably its lower end forms obtuse angle.Additionally, it is preferred that When stop part 1330, occlusion is from the side 3mm to the projected area of lower jaw shield tooth main part 1324²More than.It is not special The upper limit of above-mentioned projected area is not limited.For above-mentioned projected area, such as preferably 3mm²Above and 1000mm²Hereinafter, more It is preferred that 3mm²Above and 500mm²Hereinafter, further preferably 3mm²Above and 450mm²Hereinafter, extremely preferred 50mm²Above and 450mm²Below.

At this time similarly, the abutting part of stop part 1330 abutted with lower jaw shield tooth main part 1324 and lower jaw protect The abutting part of tooth 1320 abutted with stop part 1330 may each be the movement for not limiting that lower jaw shield tooth 1320 moves forwards Shape and configuration.Specifically, the abutting part abutted with stop part 1330 in lower jaw shield tooth main part 1324 also can be set to Substantially flat shape.In addition, the above-mentioned extension of a pair of of stop part 1330, with lower jaw protect a pair of of bearing surface that tooth 1320 abuts It can also be generally parallel to each other, be protected positioned at lower jaw the lateral surface of the left and right of tooth main part 1324 and a pair of stop part 1330 The abutting part that above-mentioned extension abuts can also be generally parallel to each other.

In addition, at this time also similarly to the second embodiment, the height of positioning element 1340 may be lower jaw shield tooth master Below the height in body portion 1324.

[first embodiment~third embodiment variation]

In addition, first embodiment~third embodiment respectively indicates an example of the first aspect of the present invention, the present invention First aspect be not limited to above-mentioned embodiment, in the range of the thought of the first aspect of the present invention, can also there is it His various embodiments are self-evident.

For example, positioning element is set to lower jaw shield tooth, stop part setting in first embodiment~third embodiment Tooth is protected in the upper jaw, but upper jaw shield tooth can also be set to positioning element, stop part is set to lower jaw shield tooth.At this point, certainly, it is fixed Portion and position adjustment section are also disposed on upper jaw shield tooth.In addition, at this point, positioning element, fixed part and position adjustment section are configured at more Rear, stop part are configured at more front, the face at the rear of positioning element and rear end are replaced with to the face and front in front of it The face in the front of stop part and front ends are replaced with face and the rear end at its rear by end.

In addition, in first embodiment~third embodiment, positioning element and stop part be set to lower jaw shield tooth or The upper jaw protects the lateral surface of tooth, but positioning element and stop part also can be set and protect the medial surface of tooth or upper jaw shield tooth in lower jaw.This When, certainly, fixed part and position adjustment section are also disposed on the medial surface that lower jaw protects tooth or upper jaw shield tooth.

In addition, protecting tooth main part in first embodiment~third embodiment in the upper jaw and lower jaw protecting tooth main part It is formed with the denture press mold portion that can be installed on denture.As long as but upper jaw shield tooth main part and lower jaw shield tooth main part can accommodate The shape of denture then both can not be denture type, the upper jaw only can also be protected one of tooth main part and lower jaw shield tooth main part It is divided into denture press mold portion.

In addition, upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw shield tooth can be both made of multiple material, it also can use and to be made of organic matter Partially made with the combination for the part being made of inorganic matter.

In addition, position adjustment section uses turnbuckle mechanism in first embodiment~third embodiment, pass through pine The amount of screwing togather between tight swivel nut portion and two threaded bars adjusts the position of positioning element, but energy also can be used in position adjustment section Enough screw jack mechanism (Screw that the position of positioning element is adjusted by adjusting the amount of screwing togather of external screw thread and internal screw thread jack mechanism).In addition, position adjustment section, which also can be used, to be adhered to by adjusting the rotation amount of rack gear to adjust The rack-jack mechanism (Rack jack mechanism) of the position of the positioning element of rack gear, makes positioning region by gear While part is mobile, positioning element is fixed using screw.For position adjustment section, as long as the position of positioning element can be made to move Dynamic and position after the adjustment is fixed, then can use other mechanisms also to adjust the position of positioning element.

In addition, in first embodiment~third embodiment, the front ends of stop part are at the extension to after relatively Side's inclination.But stop part can also since the top of extension to compared with back sweep, can also from the midway of extension to Compared with back sweep.

In addition, in first embodiment~third embodiment, between extension and lower jaw shield tooth and protruding portion It is respectively formed gap between upper jaw shield tooth, is moved in the lateral direction to allow to be equipped with the upper jaw and the lower jaw of the user for protecting tooth It is dynamic.But it is also possible to be configured to, it is not provided with gap between above-mentioned component, the upper jaw and lower jaw of the user of shield tooth are installed It can not move in the lateral direction.

In addition, in the first embodiment, the wing is configured at, in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth is displaced and extension in left-right direction The position of upper jaw shield tooth is not connected to when being connected to lower jaw shield tooth.In addition, in the third embodiment, the wing is configured at, it is being engaged When lower jaw shield tooth be displaced in left-right direction and protruding portion be connected to the upper jaw shield tooth when be not connected to the upper jaw shield tooth position.But When above-mentioned extension is connected to lower jaw shield tooth or when protruding portion is connected to upper jaw shield tooth, the wing can also be connected to the upper jaw simultaneously Protect tooth.

The stress as brought by displacement in the lateral direction can not only be applied to the wing of positioning element as a result, can also apply It is added to the extension of stop part or the protruding portion of fixed part, and will disperse to the both sides of the wing and extension or protruding portion.Therefore, Only lesser stress is applied to the wing, so as to inhibit to be applied to the force as second-class lever the wing stress in conduct Become caused by biggish stress at the position adjustment section of position, the breakage of position adjustment section.

In addition, limiting the displacement of lower jaw shield teeth directional left and right directions simultaneously by the wing and extension or protruding portion as a result,.Therefore, Can more effectively inhibit as the user that is equipped with shield tooth grind one's teeth in sleep it is equal caused by upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw protect mistake between tooth It opens, dress is worn sense and further increased.

In addition, in the first embodiment, being applied only to stop by the stress as brought by displacement in the lateral direction In the case where the extension of block piece, the thickness of the inward-outward direction of the wing of positioning element is set as thinner than the extension of stop part.Separately Outside, in the third embodiment, in the protrusion that the stress as brought by displacement in the lateral direction is applied only to fixed part In the case where portion, the thickness of the inward-outward direction of the wing of positioning element is set as thinner than the protruding portion of fixed part.But it is also possible to will Positioning element is configured at the position more more outward than stop part or fixed part, thus the wing when lower jaw shield tooth is displaced in left-right direction It is not connected to upper jaw shield tooth.At this point, the lateral surface of positioning element and its wing may not be it is outer with stop part and its extension Side or the fixed part face roughly the same with the lateral surface of its protruding portion.

[configuration example for the shield tooth that first aspect is related to]

According to the first aspect of the invention, a kind of shield tooth is provided, is included

Opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw protect tooth；

A pair of of positioning element is set to the shield tooth of the upper jaw shield tooth and the side in lower jaw shield tooth, can be preceding Rear adjusts upward position；And

A pair of of stop part is set to the shield tooth of the upper jaw shield tooth and another party in lower jaw shield tooth, is connected to institute Positioning element is stated to limit the displacement at lower jaw shield teeth directional rear, and is connected to the shield tooth of the party to limit on described Jaw protects the displacement of the left and right directions of tooth and lower jaw shield tooth.

In the shield tooth, even if being stung for adjusting lower jaw shield tooth with the position adjustment section of position when being engaged of upper jaw shield tooth The displacement that left and right directions occurs when conjunction is also hardly damaged.

In addition, according to the first aspect of the invention, providing above-mentioned shield tooth, wherein

The positioning element has the wing that the stop part is connected on the outside of the shield tooth of described another party.

In the shield tooth, above-mentioned stop part can be abutted with the wing in the outside that the upper jaw protects tooth main part, to limit user's The displacement of lower jaw rearward.

The wing is configured at, when the stop part is connected to the shield tooth of the party by the movement of left and right directions, It is not connected to the position of the shield tooth of described another party.

For the shield tooth, stress brought by displacement in the lateral direction is applied only to the extension of stop part, does not apply To positioning element.Therefore, which is able to suppress the position adjustment section caused by being displaced in left-right direction lower jaw shield tooth It is damaged.

The wing has rake, which is connected to the stop part in occlusion, and holds the lower jaw shield tooth It is easily mobile to opening direction.

The shield tooth makes the user for being equipped with the shield tooth be easy opening.

The height of the positioning element is the height of shield tooth of the party or less.

For the shield tooth, positioning element is hardly connected to upper jaw shield tooth in displacement in the lateral direction.Therefore, because Stress brought by displacement in the lateral direction is difficult to apply to positioning element, is able to suppress the position tune as caused by above-mentioned stress Whole breakage.

The stop part has rake, and it is mobile to opening direction which be easy the lower jaw shield tooth.

The stop part has extension, which abuts with the shield tooth of the party, and the height of the extension is Less than half of the height of the stop part.

In the shield tooth, extension is abutted with the shield tooth of a side, and the stress as brought by displacement in the lateral direction can be applied It is added to extension.Stress brought by displacement in the lateral direction and be less applied to positioning element as a result, be able to suppress by The breakage of position adjustment section caused by being displaced in left-right direction in lower jaw shield tooth.

In addition, according to the first aspect of the invention, providing above-mentioned shield tooth, wherein the stop part and the positioning element The shape that the end of shield flank with the party respective in occlusion is separated from each other.

It is mobile to opening direction that the shield tooth is easy lower jaw shield dental transition.

In addition, according to the first aspect of the invention, providing above-mentioned shield tooth, wherein the stop part and the positioning element With in occlusion and when lower jaw shield teeth directional opening direction is mobile, tooth is being protected than upper jaw shield tooth and the lower jaw Occlusal surface more leans on the position of the shield flank of the party, the shape that opposite face is separated from each other.

In addition, according to the first aspect of the invention, providing above-mentioned shield tooth, wherein the stop part has front ends The obtuse-angulate shape of lower end shape of the end of the shield flank of the party.

The shield tooth can inhibit the breakage that the stop part caused by tooth is displaced in left-right direction is protected lower jaw.

In addition, according to the first aspect of the invention, providing above-mentioned shield tooth, wherein the stop part have occlusion when from The projected area of side surface direction to the shield tooth of the party is 3mm²Above shape.

The abutting part of the shield tooth of the party abutted with the stop part is substantially flat shape.

In the shield tooth, lower jaw shield tooth can not be extended portion's limitation and movably move forwards.

The bearing surface of the pair of stop part abutted with the shield tooth of the party is generally parallel to each other,

The bearing surface of the shield tooth of the party abutted with the pair of stop part is generally parallel to each other.

The positioning element is set to lower jaw shield tooth.

In the shield tooth, in the interior cheek for being equipped with the user of the shield tooth, skin is easier to the portion at flexible relatively rear Position setting protruding portion, therefore the dress for being equipped with the user of shield tooth is worn sense and is improved.

The stop part is adhered to the upper jaw shield tooth or lower jaw shield tooth.

It is easy to manufacture that there is stop part of various shapes for the shield tooth.

The stop part protects tooth with the upper jaw or lower jaw shield tooth is integrally formed.

The shield tooth is easy to manufacture.

2. the shield tooth that second aspect is related to

The shield tooth that the second aspect of the present invention is related to is applied to the above-mentioned position tune of the position as second-class lever Whole stress disperses on the front-rear direction of shield tooth, to inhibit the position caused by the displacement of above-mentioned left and right directions to adjust The breakage in portion.

[the 4th embodiment]

For the shield tooth 2100 of the 4th embodiment of the invention, such as its schematical perspective view, that is, Fig. 8 and its side view I.e. shown in Fig. 9, tooth is protected with opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw, upper jaw shield tooth 2110 is configured to be mountable to user The upper jaw, lower jaw shield tooth 2120 be configured to be mountable to the lower jaw of user.

As shown in Figure 8 A, upper jaw shield tooth 2110 has the upper jaw shield tooth main part 2114 for being formed with denture press mold portion 2112, The denture press mold portion 2112 is mountable to the denture of the upper jaw of user, and the lateral surface of upper jaw shield tooth 2110 is provided with left and right one Pair stop part 2130.

As shown in Figure 8 B, lower jaw shield tooth 2120 has the lower jaw shield tooth main part 2124 for being formed with denture press mold portion 2122, The denture press mold portion 2122 is mountable to the denture of the lower jaw of user, and being provided in the lateral surface of lower jaw shield tooth 2120 can be Front and back adjust upward the positioning element 2140 of the pair of right and left of position.

Stop part 2130 is set to the lateral surface of upper jaw shield tooth and installs upper jaw shield tooth 2110 and lower jaw shield tooth in user 2120 and while being engaged position more more rearward than positioning element.

The height of stop part 2130 is that the upper jaw protects the height of tooth 2110 or less.In addition, the height of upper jaw shield tooth 2110 can also With different according to different parts.As long as at this point, the height of stop part 2130 be provided with it is upper at the position of stop part 2130 Jaw protects the height of tooth main part 2114 or less.

Positioning element 2140 is configured to, and can be adjusted by being set to the position for the lateral surface that lower jaw protects tooth main part 2124 Portion 2150, along be set to lower jaw shield tooth main part 2124 lateral surface front and back a pair guidance part 2160 in the longitudinal direction Adjust position.For positioning element 2140, in occlusion, the face 2130a in the front of the face 2140a and stop part 2130 at rear It abuts, to limit the displacement of lower jaw shield tooth 2120 rearward.

At this point, as shown in figure 9, positioning element 2140 can adjust position to the rear of positioning element 2140 in occlusion The position that face 2140a is abutted with the face 2130a in the front of stop part 2130.Pass through above-mentioned positioning element 2140 and stop part 2130 Abutting, lower jaw shield tooth 2120 displacement rearward when occlusion can be limited, shield tooth 2100 is installed so as to limit The displacement of the lower jaw of user rearward.Positioning element 2140 is prevented due under the user for being equipped with shield tooth 2100 as a result, Jaw displaces to the rear the constriction of caused air flue, the breathing stopping being able to suppress when sleep or low pass gas.

In addition, by by positioning element 2140 to more rear adjust position, occlusion when, can make lower jaw protect tooth 2120 to Front is mobile, and limits the displacement of lower jaw shield tooth 2120 rearward.Positioning element 2140 makes to be equipped with making for shield tooth 2100 as a result, The lower jaw of user moves to open the air flue of above-mentioned user larger forwards, when so as to more effectively inhibit sleep Breathing stopping or low pass gas.

Positioning element 2140, which has from lower jaw, protects the wing 2144 outstanding upwards of tooth main part 2124.The wing 2144 is formed as, The face (and the face 2140a at the rear of positioning element 2140 abutted with stop part 2130) at its rear and above-mentioned stop part 2130 Front face 2130a it is substantially parallel, and occlusion when, the upper jaw shield tooth main part 2114 outside and above-mentioned stop part 2130 Front face 2130a abut, to limit the displacement of the lower jaw of user rearward.

Position adjustment section 2150 includes threaded bar 2152, and one end of which is fixed on the lateral surfaces of lower jaw shield tooth main part 2124 One of a pair of of guidance part 2160 of setting (front fixed part 2162), and it is carved with external screw thread；Threaded bar 2154, one end is solid Due to positioning element 2140, and it is carved with external screw thread；And turnbuckle portion 2156, by the other end of threaded bar 2152 and 2154 Portion is inserted into the screw hole respectively screwed togather.For position adjustment section 2150, rotation is inserted into pin and is set to turnbuckle portion In 2156 pin hole and rotate turnbuckle portion 2156, adjustment turnbuckle portion 2156 is screwed togather with threaded bar 2152 and 2154 Amount, so as to adjust the position for the positioning element 2140 for being adhered to threaded bar 2152.

Guidance part 2160 includes front that be set to the lateral surface of lower jaw shield tooth main part 2124, front and back a pair and fixes Portion 2162 and rear fixed part 2164；And two support rods 2166 and 2168, both ends are by front fixed part 2162 and rear Fixed part 2164 supports.

Front fixed part 2162 and rear fixed part 2164 are adhered to the lateral surface of lower jaw shield tooth main part 2124, to support The both ends of bar 2166 and 2168 are supported.As long as front fixed part 2162 and rear fixed part 2164 are being observed from the side It is a pair of that front and back is set as when protecting tooth 2100, for example, as shown in Figure 8 B, the front fixed part 2162 of left and right can also be in denture Front, which links, to be integrated.

Support rod 2166 and 2168 runs through among the through-hole for the inside for being set to positioning element 2140 along the longitudinal direction, and energy It is enough movably to support positioning element 2140.It is applied to accordingly, for when lower jaw shield tooth is displaced in left-right direction as the second class The stress of the wing 2144 in the force of lever also passes through the dispersion of support rod 2166 and 2168 at the guidance part 2160 as position To between positioning element 2140 and rear fixed part 2164, to not be applied only to positioning element 2140 and front fixed part 2162 Between.

In addition, further suppressing the damaged sight of position adjustment section 2150 from above-mentioned stress is dispersed further widely From the point of view of point, preferably front fixed part 2162 and the interval of rear fixed part 2164 are larger, for example, it is preferable to which rear fixed part 2164 is matched It is placed in the rear end of lower jaw shield tooth main part 2124.

In the case that stop part 2130 and the wing 2144 are moved with the shield tooth 2120 of lower jaw during installation to opening direction, backstop Part 2130 does not limit the shape of the movement of the wing 2144.Hold lower jaw shield tooth 2120 specifically, stop part 2130 also can have Rake easily mobile to opening direction.In addition, the wing 2144 can also in its back-end face have make lower jaw shield tooth 2120 be easy to The mobile rake of opening direction.In other words, stop part 2130 can also its front ends include upper end be located at compared with front and Lower end is located at compared with rear, tilted rearward inclined surface, and the wing 2144 can also end include in its rear that upper end is located at earlier above Side and lower end are located at compared with rear, tilted rearward inclined surface.In addition, in occlusion, rake that stop part 2130 has It is mutually abutted with the rake that the wing 2144 has.

Lower jaw shield tooth 2120 when installation moves on the track of arc-shaped when mobile to opening direction.Relative to this The movement of sample, by the way that there is above-mentioned inclined surface in the front ends of stop part 2130 and the rear end of the wing 2144, thus backstop Part 2130 does not limit the movement of the wing 2144, and the user for being equipped with shield tooth 2100 is easy opening.

According to the present embodiment, for being applied to the power as second-class lever when lower jaw shield tooth is displaced in left-right direction The stress of the wing 2144 of point is dispersed to front by support rod 2166 and 2168 at the guidance part 2160 as position and fixes Between portion 2162 and rear fixed part 2164.It was applied only between positioning element 2140 and front fixed part 2162 in the past as a result, Stress also will disperse between positioning element 2140 and rear fixed part 2164, therefore even if lower jaw shield tooth position in left-right direction It moves, position adjustment section 2150 is also difficult to breakage.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, guidance part is connected to the cheek that skin is easier to flexible lower jaw side, therefore is equipped with The dress for protecting the user of tooth 2100, which is worn, feels better.

[the 5th embodiment]

Have as shown in its schematical side view, that is, Figure 10 for the shield tooth 2200 of the 5th embodiment of the invention Opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw protect tooth, and upper jaw shield tooth 2210 is configured to be mountable to the upper jaw of user, lower jaw shield Tooth 2220 is configured to be mountable to the lower jaw of user.In addition, hereinafter, being saved sometimes about the structure common with the 4th embodiment Slightly its explanation.

In the present embodiment, it is provided with and can adjust in the longitudinal direction in the lateral surface of upper jaw shield tooth main part 2214 The positioning element 2240 of the pair of right and left of position is provided with the backstop of pair of right and left in the lateral surface of lower jaw shield tooth main part 2224 Part 2230.

Stop part 2230 is set to the lateral surface of lower jaw shield tooth and when occlusion in the position more closer to the front than positioning element, In occlusion, the face at rear is abutted with the face in the front of positioning element 2240, to limit the position of lower jaw shield tooth 2220 rearward It moves.

The height of stop part 2230 is that lower jaw protects the height of tooth 2220 or less.In addition, the height of lower jaw shield tooth 2220 can also With different according to different parts.At this point, for stop part 2230, as long as its height is to be provided with the position of stop part 2230 The upper jaw protects the height of tooth main part 2214 or less.

Positioning element 2240 is configured to, and can be adjusted by being set to the position for the lateral surface that lower jaw protects tooth main part 2224 Portion 2250, along be set to lower jaw shield tooth main part 2224 lateral surface front and back a pair guidance part 2260 in the longitudinal direction Adjust position.

At this point, as shown in Figure 10, positioning element 2240 can adjust position to the front of the positioning element 2240 in occlusion The position that is abutted with the face at the rear of stop part 2230 of face.By the abutting of above-mentioned positioning element 2240 and stop part 2230, The displacement of lower jaw shield tooth 2220 rearward when occlusion can be limited, so as to limit the lower jaw for the user for being equipped with shield tooth 2200 Displacement rearward.

In addition, by by positioning element 2240 to more front adjust position, occlusion when, can make lower jaw protect tooth 2220 to Front is mobile, and limits the displacement of lower jaw shield tooth 2220 rearward.

In addition, positioning element 2240, which has from the upper jaw, protects the wing 2244 outstanding downwards of tooth main part 2214.2244 shape of the wing Become, in front of face (and positioning element 2240, the face in front that is abutted with stop part 2230) and above-mentioned stop part The face at 2230 rear is substantially parallel, and outside and above-mentioned stop part 2230 in occlusion in lower jaw shield tooth main part 2224 The face at rear abuts, to limit the displacement of the lower jaw of user rearward.

Position adjustment section 2250 includes threaded bar 2252, and one end is fixed on the outside in upper jaw shield tooth main part 2214 One of a pair of of guidance part 2260 of face setting (front fixed part 2262), and it is carved with external screw thread；Threaded bar 2254, one end is solid Due to positioning element 2240, and it is carved with external screw thread；And turnbuckle portion 2256, by the other end of threaded bar 2252 and 2254 Portion is inserted into the screw hole respectively screwed togather.

Guidance part 2260 includes front that be set to the lateral surface of upper jaw shield tooth main part 2214, front and back a pair and fixes Portion 2262 and rear fixed part 2264；And two support rods 2266 and 2268, both ends are by front fixed part 2262 and rear Fixed part 2264 supports.

Front fixed part 2262 and rear fixed part 2264 are adhered to the lateral surface of upper jaw shield tooth main part 2214, to support The both ends of bar 2266 and 2268 are supported.

Support rod 2266 and 2268 runs through among the through-hole for the inside for being set to positioning element 2240 along the longitudinal direction, and energy It is enough movably to support positioning element 2240.It is applied to accordingly, for when lower jaw shield tooth is displaced in left-right direction as the second class The stress of the wing 2244 in the force of lever, in the guidance part 2260 as position, by support rod 2266 and 2268, not only It can be applied between positioning element 2240 and front fixed part 2262, also will disperse to positioning element 2240 and rear fixed part Between 2264.

In addition, further suppressing the damaged sight of position adjustment section 2250 from above-mentioned stress is dispersed further widely From the point of view of point, preferably front fixed part 2262 and the interval of rear fixed part 2264 are larger, for example, it is preferable to which rear fixed part 2264 is matched It is placed in the rear end of upper jaw shield tooth main part 2214.

In the case that stop part 2230 and the wing 2244 are moved with the shield tooth 2220 of lower jaw during installation to opening direction, backstop Part 2230 does not limit the shape of the movement of the wing 2244.Hold lower jaw shield tooth 2220 specifically, stop part 2230 also can have Rake easily mobile to opening direction.In addition, the wing 2244 can also its front end face have make lower jaw shield tooth 2220 be easy to The mobile rake of opening direction.In other words, stop part 2230 can also in its rear end include upper end be located at compared with front and Lower end is located at compared with rear, tilted rearward inclined surface, and the wing 2244 can also include that upper end is located at earlier above in its front ends Side and lower end are located at compared with rear, tilted rearward inclined surface.In addition, in occlusion, rake that stop part 2230 has It is mutually abutted with the rake that the wing 2244 has.

Lower jaw shield tooth 2220 when installation moves on the track of arc-shaped when mobile to opening direction.Relative to this The movement of sample, by the way that there is above-mentioned inclined surface in the rear end of stop part 2230 and the front ends of the wing 2244, thus backstop Part 2230 does not limit the movement of the wing 2244, and the user for being equipped with shield tooth 2200 is easy opening.

Additionally, it is preferred that the lower end 2237 of the rear end of the lower end 2247 of the front ends of the wing 2244 and stop part 2230 exists It is separated from each other when occlusion.The lower jaw when wing 2244 is not easy limitation installation as a result, protects movement of the tooth 2220 to opening direction, lower jaw Tooth 2220 is protected to be easier to opening direction movement.

At this point, from inhibiting the damaged viewpoint of the wing 2244 caused by being displaced in left-right direction lower jaw shield tooth 2220 It sees, preferably the lower end 2247 of the front ends of the wing 2244 forms obtuse angle.In addition, equally coming from the viewpoint for the breakage for inhibiting the wing 2244 See, preferably the wing 2244, occlusion when from the side to lower jaw shield tooth main part 124 projected area be 3mm²More than.No Particularly limit the upper limit of above-mentioned projected area.For above-mentioned projected area, such as preferably 3mm²Above and 1000mm²Hereinafter, More preferable 3mm²Above and 500mm²Hereinafter, further preferably 3mm²Above and 450mm²Hereinafter, extremely preferred 50mm²Above and 450mm²Below.

In addition, the wing 2244 protect tooth 2220 with the lower jaw abutting part that abuts of shield tooth main part 2224 and lower jaw and the wing 2244 abutting parts abutted are the shape and configuration for not limiting the movement that lower jaw shield tooth 2220 moves forwards.Specifically, The schematical top view i.e. Figure 11 for such as protecting tooth 2200 (is represented by dotted lines upper jaw shield tooth, positioning element, position adjustment section and guiding Portion indicates lower jaw shield tooth and stop part with solid line) shown in, lower jaw protects the abutting part abutted with the wing 2244 in tooth main part 2224 2228 are set as substantially flat shape.In addition, a pair of of wing 2244, a pair of of bearing surface 2248 for abutting with lower jaw shield tooth 2220 are mutually It is substantially parallel, abutting part 2228 that the lateral surface of the left and right of tooth main part 2224 is protected positioned at lower jaw, being abutted with a pair of of wing 2244 It is generally parallel to each other.

Lower jaw shield tooth 2220 can not be limited by the wing 2244 and movably be moved forwards as a result,.At this point, for example, lower jaw protects Tooth main part 2224 is configured to, the part near its molar, left and right directions with a thickness of front (such as the first big molar (tooth Arrange No. 6) neighbouring lateral surface) it is thicker, rear (such as the second largest molar (denture the 7th) or third lolar tooth (denture the 8th Number) neighbouring lateral surface) relatively thin.

According to the present embodiment, in opening, the dynamic upper jaw side of little amplitude shift is arranged positioning element, position adjustment section and leads Draw portion, therefore is not likely to produce the friction between these components and cheek in opening, so that the user of shield tooth 2100 is installed Discomfort when opening is less.

[variation of the 4th embodiment and the 5th embodiment]

In addition, the 4th embodiment and the 5th embodiment respectively indicate an example of the second aspect of the present invention, the present invention Second aspect be not limited to above-mentioned embodiment, in the range of the thought of the second aspect of the present invention, can also there is it His various embodiments are self-evident.

For example, in the 4th embodiment and the 5th embodiment, positioning element, stop part, position adjustment section and guiding Portion is set to the lateral surface of lower jaw shield tooth or upper jaw shield tooth, but positioning element, stop part, position adjustment section and guidance part can also be with It is set to the medial surface of lower jaw shield tooth or upper jaw shield tooth.

In addition, front fixed part and rear fixed part are adhered to lower jaw in the 4th embodiment and the 5th embodiment It protects tooth main part or the upper jaw protects tooth main part, but being also configured to can on lower jaw shield tooth main part or upper jaw shield tooth main part Dismounting.

In addition, protecting tooth main part in the 4th embodiment and the 5th embodiment in the upper jaw and lower jaw protecting tooth main part It is formed with the denture press mold portion that can be installed on denture.As long as but upper jaw shield tooth main part and lower jaw shield tooth main part can accommodate The shape of denture then both can not be denture type, the upper jaw only can also be protected one of tooth main part and lower jaw shield tooth main part It is divided into denture press mold portion.

In addition, position adjustment section uses turnbuckle mechanism in the 4th embodiment and the 5th embodiment, pass through pine The amount of screwing togather between tight swivel nut portion and two threaded bars adjusts the position of positioning element, but energy also can be used in position adjustment section Enough screw jack mechanisms that the position of positioning element is adjusted by adjusting the amount of screwing togather of external screw thread and internal screw thread.In addition, position Set adjustment section also and can be used the position that the positioning element for being adhered to rack gear can be adjusted by adjusting the rotation amount of rack gear Positioning element is fixed using screw while keeping positioning element mobile by gear by rack-jack mechanism.For position Adjustment section, as long as can make, the position of positioning element is mobile and position after the adjustment is fixed, and also can use other Mechanism adjusts the position of positioning element.

In addition, in the 5th embodiment, the front ends of positioning element tilted rearward at the wing.But positioning region Part can also since the top of the wing tilted rearward, can also be from the midway tilted rearward of the wing.

In addition, being formed between the wing and lower jaw shield tooth or upper jaw shield tooth in the 4th embodiment and the 5th embodiment Gap is moved in the lateral direction to allow to be equipped with the upper jaw and the lower jaw of the user for protecting tooth.But it is also possible to be configured to, It is not provided with gap between above-mentioned component, the upper jaw and lower jaw for being equipped with the user of shield tooth can not move in the lateral direction.

[configuration example for the shield tooth that second aspect is related to]

According to the second aspect of the invention, a kind of shield tooth is provided, is included

Opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw protect tooth；

A pair of of positioning element can adjust in the longitudinal direction position along guidance part, and the both ends of the guidance part are set A pair of of fixed part support of the shield tooth of the side in tooth and lower jaw shield tooth is protected in the upper jaw；And

A pair of of stop part is set to the shield tooth of the upper jaw shield tooth and another party in lower jaw shield tooth, is connected to institute Positioning element is stated to limit the displacement at lower jaw shield teeth directional rear.

In addition, according to the second aspect of the invention, providing above-mentioned shield tooth, wherein

The height of the stop part is the height of shield tooth of described another party or less.

In the shield tooth, stop part is not easy to limit the adjustment position of positioning element.

One of the pair of fixed part is configured at the rear end of the shield tooth of the party.

The shield tooth disperses the stress that the wing is applied to when lower jaw shield tooth is displaced in left-right direction further widely, and energy Enough breakages for more effectively inhibiting position adjustment section.

The positioning element is set to lower jaw shield tooth.

3. the shield tooth that the third aspect is related to

For the shield tooth that the third aspect of the present invention is related to, the above-mentioned of the position as second-class lever is further decreased Position adjustment section and the distance between the fixation portions as fulcrum, to inhibit due to being applied to the above-mentioned top as force The stress of flange part excessively increases caused above-mentioned position adjustment section at the above-mentioned position adjustment section as position It is damaged.

[sixth embodiment]

It is for the shield tooth 3100 of sixth embodiment of the invention, such as its schematical perspective view, that is, Figure 12 and side view Shown in Figure 13, tooth is protected with opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw, upper jaw shield tooth 3110 is configured to be mountable to user The upper jaw, lower jaw shield tooth 3120 be configured to be mountable to the lower jaw of user.

As illustrated in fig. 12, upper jaw shield tooth 3110 has the upper jaw shield tooth main part 3114 for being formed with denture press mold portion 3112, The denture press mold portion 3112 is mountable to the denture of the upper jaw of user, and the lateral surface of upper jaw shield tooth 3110 is provided with left and right one Pair stop part 3130.

As shown in Figure 12 B, lower jaw shield tooth 3120 has the lower jaw shield tooth main part 3124 for being formed with denture press mold portion 3122, The denture press mold portion 3122 is mountable to the denture of the lower jaw of user, is provided in the lateral surface of lower jaw shield tooth 3120 solid Determine the protruding portion 3170 that the pair of right and left of lower jaw shield tooth main part 3124 is fixed in portion 3160.Protruding portion 3170 supports guidance part 3150 one end, guidance part 3150 support positioning element 3140 in a manner of moveable in the longitudinal direction.

Stop part 3130 is set to the lateral surface of upper jaw shield tooth 3110 and installs upper jaw shield tooth 3110 and lower jaw in user The position more more rearward than protruding portion 3170 and positioning element 3140 when protecting tooth 3120 and being engaged.

The height of stop part 3130 is that the upper jaw protects the height of tooth 3110 or less.In addition, the height of upper jaw shield tooth 3110 can also With different according to different parts.At this point, it is preferred that the height of stop part 3130 be provided with it is upper at the position of stop part 3130 Jaw protects the height of tooth main part 3114 or less.Even if in opening, lower jaw shield tooth 3120 is displaced in left-right direction as a result, stop part 3130 with positioning element 3140 is also less susceptible abuts, thus be not likely to produce due to the stress generated by above-mentioned abutting be applied to it is fixed Caused by the component 3140 of position, the breakage of guidance part 3150.

Protruding portion 3170 is from the fixed part 3160 for the lateral surface for being set to lower jaw shield tooth 3120 to the side of upper jaw shield tooth 3110 To prominent.

The position of side of the guidance part 3150 in occlusion in upper jaw shield tooth 3110 is supported by protruding portion 3170.Change speech It, guidance part 3150 is configured at makes it generally in the position more closer to the top than the upper end of lower jaw shield tooth 3120 in occlusion.Again In other words, guidance part 3150 is configured at the position that it is closer to the top generally in the lower end for protecting tooth 3110 than the upper jaw in occlusion. At this time similarly, for the height of guidance part 3150, if than be provided with guidance part 3150 position at lower jaw protect tooth master The upper end in body portion 3124 is closer to the top, as long as in addition, than be provided with guidance part 3150 position at the upper jaw protect tooth main body The lower end in portion 3114 is closer to the top.

Guidance part 3150 includes threaded bar 3152, and one end is fixed on protruding portion 3170, and is carved with external screw thread；Threaded bar 3154, one end is fixed on positioning element 3140, and is carved with external screw thread；And turnbuckle portion 3156, by threaded bar 3152 The other end with 3154 is inserted into the screw hole respectively screwed togather.For guidance part 3150, rotation is inserted into pin and is set to In the pin hole in turnbuckle portion 3156 and make turnbuckle portion 3156 rotate, adjustment turnbuckle portion 3156 and threaded bar 3152 and 3154 amount of screwing togather, so as to adjust the position for the positioning element 3140 for adhering and being supported in threaded bar 3154.

As shown in figure 13, positioning element 3140 can adjust position to the positioning element in occlusion along guidance part 3150 The position that the face 3142 at 3140 rear is abutted with the face 3132 in the front of stop part 3130.By above-mentioned positioning element 3140 with The abutting of stop part 3130 can limit the displacement of lower jaw shield tooth 3120 rearward when occlusion, be equipped with so as to limit Protect the displacement of the lower jaw of the user of tooth 3100 rearward.Shield tooth 3100 is prevented due to being equipped with making for the shield tooth 3100 as a result, The lower jaw of user displaces to the rear the constriction of caused air flue, the breathing stopping being able to suppress when sleep or low pass gas.

In addition, in occlusion, can be made by the way that positioning element 3140 is adjusted position to more rear along guidance part 3150 Lower jaw shield tooth 3120 moves forwards, and limits the displacement of lower jaw shield tooth 3120 rearward.Shield tooth 3100 makes to be equipped with this as a result, The lower jaw for protecting the user of tooth 3100 is moved forwards open the air flue of above-mentioned user larger, so as to more effective Ground inhibits breathing stopping or low pass gas when sleeping.

The position of side of the positioning element 3140 in upper jaw shield tooth 3110 when occlusion, adjusts position in the longitudinal direction It sets.In other words, positioning element 3140 is configured at makes it closer to the top generally in the lower end than upper jaw shield tooth 3110 in occlusion Position.Again in other words, positioning element 3140 is configured at makes it protect the upper end of tooth 3120 more generally in than lower jaw in occlusion Position against the top.When being displaced lower jaw shield tooth 3120 in left-right direction, positioning element 3140 Corner or the side surface part of left and right directions etc. are not easy to abut with stop part 3130, can further suppress since meeting is due to above-mentioned abutting Caused by the outside stress applied, the breakage of guidance part 3150.

Additionally, it is preferred that the height of positioning element 3140 is that the upper jaw protects the height of tooth 3110 or less.Positioning element 3140 as a result, The position of the side in above-mentioned occlusion in upper jaw shield tooth 3110 can be easily configured at.

In addition, protruding portion 3170 also can be set in, lower jaw shield tooth 3120 be displaced in left-right direction when be connected to the upper jaw Tooth main part 3114 is protected to limit the position of the displacement of lower jaw shield tooth 3120 in the lateral direction.As a result, due in the lateral direction Stress brought by being displaced can also be applied to protruding portion 3170 and disperse, and further decrease and be applied to answering for positioning element 3140 Power.Therefore, which is able to suppress the breakage of the guidance part 3150 caused by being displaced in left-right direction lower jaw shield tooth 3120.

It is not connected at this point, positioning element 3140 also can be set in when lower jaw shield tooth 3120 is displaced in left-right direction The position of jaw shield tooth main part 3114.Most of main application of the stress as brought by displacement in the lateral direction as a result, To protruding portion 3170, the stress for being applied to positioning element 3140 is further decreased.Therefore, the structure can more effectively inhibit by The breakage of guidance part 3150 caused by being displaced in left-right direction in lower jaw shield tooth 3120.

For example, the thickness of its inward-outward direction is formed as thinner than protruding portion 3170, and set for positioning element 3140 It is placed in the position for making its lateral surface be in the face roughly the same with the lateral surface of protruding portion 3170.Positioning region when being engaged as a result, Protruding portion 3170 and the upper jaw when interval that part 3140 and the upper jaw protect between tooth main part 3114 is than being engaged protect tooth main part 3114 Between interval it is big.

In addition, stop part 3130 and positioning element 3140, which also can have lower jaw during installation, protects tooth 3120 to opening direction In the case where movement, the shape of the unlimited movement for preventing block piece 3130 of positioning element 3140.Specifically, stop part 3130 can also The rake mobile to opening direction is easy to have to be connected to positioning element 3140 in occlusion and lower jaw is made to protect tooth 3120 3136.Stop part 3130 is connected in occlusion and is easy lower jaw shield tooth 3120 in addition, positioning element 3140 also can have The rake 3146 mobile to opening direction.In other words, stop part 3130 can also its front ends include upper end be located at compared with Front and lower end are located at compared with rear, tilted rearward inclined surface, and positioning element 3140 can also end include in its rear Upper end is located at compared with front and lower end is located at compared with rear, tilted rearward inclined surface.

Lower jaw shield tooth 3120 when installation moves on the track of arc-shaped when mobile to opening direction.Relative to this The movement of sample, by the way that there is above-mentioned inclined surface in the front ends of stop part 3130 and the rear end of positioning element 3140, from And the movement of the unlimited positioning element 3140 processed of stop part 3130, the user for being equipped with shield tooth 3100 are easy opening.

Stop part 3130 be configured to the upper jaw protect tooth main part 3114 on it is removable, but can also be adhered to the upper jaw shield Tooth main part 3114.Alternatively, stop part 3130 also may be integrally formed in the lateral surface of upper jaw shield tooth main part 3114.

Fixed part 3160 be configured to lower jaw protect tooth main part 3124 on it is removable, but can also be adhered to lower jaw shield Tooth main part 3124.If fixed part 3160 is adhered to lower jaw shield tooth main part 3124, it is not likely to produce protruding portion during installation 3170 are staggered with positioning element 3140.

Protruding portion 3170 is configured to removable on fixed part 3160, but can also be adhered to fixed part 3160, also It can be integrally formed with fixed part 3160.If protruding portion 3170 is adhered to fixed part 3160, or is integrally formed in fixed part 3160, then it is not likely to produce being staggered between protruding portion 3170 and fixed part 3160 during installation.

According to the present embodiment, though opening when lower jaw shield tooth 3120 be displaced in left-right direction, positioning element 3140 with Stop part 3130 does not also abut, therefore can further suppress caused by the outside stress applying by above-mentioned abutting , the breakage of guidance part 3150.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, even if positioning element 3140 supports when lower jaw shield tooth 3120 is displaced in left-right direction It is connected to lower jaw shield tooth 3120, is also not easy to apply the stress for moving positioning element 3140 in left-right direction.Therefore, because of right to the left To displacement and the stress that is applied to positioning element 3140 become smaller or do not apply stress, so as to inhibit as caused by above-mentioned stress The breakage of guidance part 3150.

In addition, above-mentioned protruding portion 3170, guidance part 3150 and positioning element 3140 can be formed using protruding portion as fulcrum, with fixed The abutting part of position component 3140 and upper jaw shield tooth main part 3114 is force and the second class thick stick with guidance part 3150 for position Bar.At this point, according to the present embodiment, the protruding portion 3170 of the fulcrum as second-class lever can be further decreased and as work With the distance between the guidance part 3150 of point, therefore the positioning element due to being applied to the force as second-class lever can be inhibited 3140 stress excessively increases the breakage of caused guidance part 3150 at the guidance part 3150 as position.

[the 7th embodiment]

Have as shown in its schematical side view, that is, Figure 14 for the shield tooth 3200 of the 7th embodiment of the invention Opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw protect tooth, and upper jaw shield tooth 3210 is configured to be mountable to the upper jaw of user, lower jaw shield Tooth 3220 is configured to be mountable to the lower jaw of user.In addition, the lateral surface in lower jaw shield tooth main part 3224 is provided with left and right A pair of stop part 3230 is provided with fixed part 3260 in the lateral surface of upper jaw shield tooth main part 3214 and is fixed on upper jaw shield The protruding portion 3270 of the pair of right and left of tooth main part 3214.Protruding portion 3270 supports one end of guidance part 3250, guidance part 3250 Positioning element 3240 is supported in a manner of moveable in the longitudinal direction.In addition, hereinafter, about common with sixth embodiment The description thereof will be omitted sometimes for structure.

Stop part 3230 is set to the lateral surface of lower jaw shield tooth 3220 and in occlusion than protruding portion 3270 and positioning element 3240 positions closer to the front.

The height of stop part 3230 is that lower jaw protects the height of tooth 3220 or less.In addition, the height of lower jaw shield tooth 3220 can also With different according to different parts.At this point, it is preferred that the height of stop part 3230 is under being provided at the position of stop part 3230 Jaw protects the height of tooth main part 3224 or less.Even if in opening, lower jaw shield tooth 3220 is displaced in left-right direction as a result, stop part 3230 with positioning element 3240 is also less susceptible abuts, thus be not likely to produce due to the stress generated by above-mentioned abutting be applied to it is fixed Caused by the component 3240 of position, the breakage of guidance part 3250.

Protruding portion 3270 is from the fixed part 3260 for the lateral surface for being set to upper jaw shield tooth 3210 to the side of lower jaw shield tooth 3220 To prominent.

The position of side of the guidance part 3250 in occlusion in lower jaw shield tooth 210 is supported by protruding portion 3270.In other words, Guidance part 3250, which is configured at, makes its position generally in the lower end than upper jaw shield tooth 220 more on the lower in occlusion.Speech is changed again It, guidance part 3250, which is configured at, makes its position generally in the upper end than lower jaw shield tooth 210 more on the lower in occlusion.At this time Similarly, for the height of guidance part 3250, if than be provided with guidance part 3250 position at the upper jaw protect tooth main part 3214 lower end more on the lower, as long as in addition, than be provided with guidance part 3250 position at lower jaw protect tooth main part 3214 upper end is more on the lower.

As shown in figure 14, positioning element 3240 can adjust position to the positioning element in occlusion along guidance part 3250 The position that the face in 3240 front is abutted with the face at the rear of stop part 3230.Shield tooth 3200 is prevented due to being equipped with this as a result, Protect the user of tooth 3200 lower jaw displace to the rear caused by air flue constriction, be able to suppress breathing when sleep stop or Low pass gas.

In addition, in occlusion, can be made by the way that positioning element 3240 is adjusted position to more front along guidance part 3250 Lower jaw shield tooth 3220 moves forwards, and limits the displacement of lower jaw shield tooth 3220 rearward.Shield tooth 3200 makes to be equipped with this as a result, The lower jaw for protecting the user of tooth 3200 is moved forwards open the air flue of above-mentioned user larger, so as to more effective Ground inhibits breathing stopping or low pass gas when sleeping.

The position of side of the positioning element 3240 in lower jaw shield tooth 3220 when occlusion, adjusts position in the longitudinal direction It sets.In other words, positioning element 3240, which is configured at, makes its position generally in the upper end than lower jaw shield tooth 3220 more on the lower.By This, when being displaced lower jaw shield tooth 3220 in left-right direction, the corner of positioning element 3240 or left and right directions Side surface part etc. be not easy to abut with stop part 3230, can further suppress since what can be applied by above-mentioned abutting outside answers Caused by power, the breakage of guidance part 3250.

Additionally, it is preferred that the height of positioning element 3240 is that lower jaw protects the height of tooth 3220 or less.Positioning element 3240 as a result, The position of the side in occlusion in lower jaw shield tooth 3220 can be easily configured at.

In addition, protruding portion 3270 also can be set in, lower jaw shield tooth 3220 be displaced in left-right direction when be connected to lower jaw Tooth main part 3224 is protected to limit the position of the displacement of lower jaw shield tooth 3220 in the lateral direction.As a result, due in the lateral direction Stress brought by being displaced can also be applied to protruding portion 3270 and disperse, and further decrease and be applied to answering for positioning element 3240 Power.Therefore, which is able to suppress the breakage of the guidance part 3250 caused by being displaced in left-right direction lower jaw shield tooth 3220.

At this point, positioning element 3240 also can be set under not being connected to when lower jaw shield tooth 3220 is displaced in left-right direction The position of jaw shield tooth main part 3224.Most of main application of the stress as brought by displacement in the lateral direction as a result, To protruding portion 3270, the stress for being applied to positioning element 3240 is further decreased.Therefore, the structure can more effectively inhibit by The breakage of guidance part 3250 caused by being displaced in left-right direction in lower jaw shield tooth 3220.

For example, the thickness of its inward-outward direction is formed as thinner than protruding portion 3270, and set for positioning element 3240 It is placed in the position for making its lateral surface be in the face roughly the same with the lateral surface of protruding portion 3270.Positioning region when being engaged as a result, Protruding portion 3270 and lower jaw when the interval that part 3240 and lower jaw protect between tooth main part 3224 is than being engaged protect tooth main part 3224 Between interval it is big.

In addition, stop part 3230 and positioning element 3240, which also can have lower jaw during installation, protects tooth 3220 to opening direction In the case where movement, the shape of the movement of the unlimited positioning element 3240 processed of stop part 3230.Specifically, stop part 3230 can also The rake mobile to opening direction is easy to have to be connected to positioning element 3240 in occlusion and lower jaw is made to protect tooth 3220 3236.Stop part 3230 is connected in occlusion and is easy lower jaw shield tooth 3220 in addition, positioning element 3240 also can have The rake 3246 mobile to opening direction.In other words, stop part 3230 can also in its rear end include upper end be located at compared with Front and lower end are located at compared with rear, tilted rearward inclined surface, and positioning element 3240 can also include in its front ends Upper end is located at compared with front and lower end is located at compared with rear, tilted rearward inclined surface.

In addition, at this point, the abutting part abutted with lower jaw shield tooth main part 3224 and lower jaw shield tooth of protruding portion 3270 3220 abutting part abutted with protruding portion 3270 may each be the shape for not limiting the movement that lower jaw shield tooth 3220 moves forwards Shape and configuration.Similarly, the abutting part abutted with lower jaw shield tooth main part 3224 and lower jaw shield tooth of positioning element 3240 3220 abutting part abutted with positioning element 3240 may each be the movement for not limiting that lower jaw shield tooth 3220 moves forwards Shape and configuration.

Specifically, as shield tooth 3200 schematical top view, that is, Figure 15 (be represented by dotted lines the upper jaw shield tooth, protruding portion, Guidance part and positioning element indicate lower jaw shield tooth and stop part with solid line.In addition, fixed part is omitted for ease of understanding) institute Show, the abutting part 3228 abutted with protruding portion 3270 and supported with what positioning element 3240 abutted that lower jaw protects in tooth main part 3224 Socket part 3229 can be set to substantially flat shape.In addition, a pair of of protruding portion 3270, with lower jaw protect a pair that tooth 3220 abuts Bearing surface 3278 can also be generally parallel to each other, a pair of of positioning element 3240, a pair of of abutting for abutting with lower jaw shield tooth 3220 Face 3248 can also be generally parallel to each other.In addition, be located at the lateral surface of the left and right of lower jaw shield tooth main part 3224, it is prominent with a pair The abutting part 3228 of the abutting of portion 3270 and the abutting part 3229 abutted with positioning element 3240 can also be generally parallel to each other out.

Lower jaw shield tooth 3220 can not movably be moved forwards by protruding portion 3270 and the limitation of positioning element 3240 as a result, It is dynamic.At this point, for example, it is preferable to lower jaw shield tooth main part 3224 be configured to, the part near its molar, left and right directions with a thickness of Front (such as the lateral surface of the first big molar (denture the 6th) nearby) is thicker, rear (such as the second largest molar (denture the 7th Number) or the neighbouring lateral surface of third lolar tooth (denture the 8th)) relatively thin.

In addition, in the 7th embodiment similarly, stop part 3230 is configured to protect tooth main part 3224 in lower jaw It is upper removable, but lower jaw shield tooth main part 3224 can also be adhered to.

In addition, in the 7th embodiment similarly, fixed part 3260 is configured to protect tooth main part 3214 in the upper jaw It is upper removable, but upper jaw shield tooth main part 3214 can also be adhered to.

In addition, in the 7th embodiment similarly, protruding portion 3270 be configured to it is removable on fixed part 3260, But it can also be adhered to fixed part 3260, can also be integrally formed with fixed part 3260.

According to the present embodiment, be equipped with shield tooth 3200 user interior cheek in, skin be easier to it is flexible compared with Protruding portion 3270 is arranged in the position at rear, therefore the dress for being equipped with the user of shield tooth 3200 is worn sense and is improved.

[variation of sixth embodiment and the 7th embodiment]

In addition, above-mentioned sixth embodiment and the 7th embodiment respectively indicates an example of the third aspect of the present invention, The third aspect of the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned embodiment, can also in the range of the thought of the third aspect of the present invention It is self-evident to there is other various embodiments.

For example, stop part, protruding portion, guidance part and positioning element are set in sixth embodiment and the 7th embodiment It is placed in the lateral surface of lower jaw shield tooth or upper jaw shield tooth, but stop part, protruding portion, guidance part and positioning element also can be set under Jaw protects the medial surface of tooth or upper jaw shield tooth.At this point, certainly, fixed part is also disposed on the medial surface of lower jaw shield tooth or upper jaw shield tooth.

In this way, stop part, protruding portion, guidance part, positioning element and fixed part, which can be set, protects tooth or upper jaw shield in lower jaw Any one side in the lateral surface and medial surface of tooth, but it is, of course, preferable to stop part, protruding portion, guidance part, positioning element and solid Determine the same side that portion is all set in the lateral surface and medial surface of lower jaw shield tooth or upper jaw shield tooth.

In addition, protecting tooth main part in sixth embodiment and the 7th embodiment in the upper jaw and lower jaw protecting tooth main part It is formed with the denture press mold portion that can be installed on denture.As long as but upper jaw shield tooth main part and lower jaw shield tooth main part can accommodate The upper jaw only can also be protected tooth main part and lower jaw protects tooth master by the shape of denture either covering on the shape on denture The a part in body portion is set as denture press mold portion.

In addition, guidance part uses turnbuckle mechanism in sixth embodiment and the 7th embodiment, pass through elastic spiral shell The amount of screwing togather between set portion and two threaded bars adjusts the position of positioning element, but guidance part also can be used can pass through tune The amount of screwing togather of whole external screw thread and internal screw thread adjusts the screw jack mechanism of the position of positioning element.In addition, guidance part can also To use the rack-jack machine that can adjust the position for the positioning element for being adhered to rack gear by adjusting the rotation amount of rack gear Structure is fixed positioning element using screw while keeping positioning element mobile by gear.For guidance part, as long as can The position movement and position after the adjustment for making positioning element are fixed, then can use other mechanisms also to adjust positioning region The position of part.

In addition, in sixth embodiment and the 7th embodiment, between protruding portion and upper jaw shield tooth or lower jaw shield tooth, And positioning element and the upper jaw shield tooth or lower jaw shield tooth between be respectively formed gap, come allow to be equipped with shield tooth user it is upper Jaw and lower jaw move in the lateral direction.But it is also possible to be configured to, it is not provided with gap between above-mentioned component, shield tooth is installed User the upper jaw and lower jaw can not move in the lateral direction.

In addition, in sixth embodiment and the 7th embodiment, will be as brought by displacement in the lateral direction In the case that the major part of stress is applied to protruding portion, the thickness of the inward-outward direction of positioning element is set as the thickness than protruding portion It is thin.But it is also possible to positioning element be configured to the position more more outward than protruding portion, to protect tooth in left-right direction in lower jaw Positioning element is not connected to upper jaw shield tooth or lower jaw shield tooth when displacement.At this point, the lateral surface of positioning element can also be not at The roughly the same face of the lateral surface of the lateral surface of protruding portion.

[configuration example for the shield tooth that the third aspect is related to]

According to the third aspect of the invention we, a kind of shield tooth is provided, is included

Opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw protect tooth；

A pair of of stop part is set to the shield tooth of the upper jaw shield tooth and the side in lower jaw shield tooth, and its height is Below the height of the shield tooth of the party；

Protruding portion, is fixed on the shield tooth of upper jaw shield tooth and another party in lower jaw shield tooth, and from described another The direction of the shield tooth of shield teeth directional the party of side is prominent；And

A pair of of positioning element is in the party when occlusion along the guidance part that one end is supported by the protruding portion The position of side of shield tooth adjust position in the longitudinal direction, and abut with the stop part to limit the lower jaw shield teeth directional The displacement at rear.

In the shield tooth, even if for adjusting lower jaw shield tooth with the position adjustment section of position when being engaged of upper jaw shield tooth in spy The displacement of generation left and right directions is also hardly damaged when not being the occlusion after being open.

In addition, according to the third aspect of the invention we, also providing a kind of shield tooth, wherein

The guidance part is set to the position of the side of the shield tooth in occlusion in the party.

In the shield tooth, positioning element is the feelings that are displaced in left-right direction of lower jaws shield tooth such as can be easily configured in occlusion Under condition, stop part is not easy the position abutted with positioning element.

The protruding portion, which is set to, is connected to the shield tooth of the party to limit the upper jaw shield tooth and the lower jaw and protect tooth Left and right directions displacement position.

In the shield tooth, the stress that lower jaw shield teeth directional left and right directions is displaced and generates can also be applied to protruding portion, thus into one Step reduces the stress for being applied to positioning element or above-mentioned stress is not applied to positioning element.Therefore, which is not likely to produce The breakage of the guidance part caused by above-mentioned displacement in the lateral direction.

The positioning element, which is configured at, is not connected to the party when the protruding portion is connected to the shield tooth of the party Shield tooth position.

In the shield tooth, lower jaw shield teeth directional left and right directions is displaced and the major part of the stress of generation is applied to protruding portion, into one Step reduces the stress for being applied to positioning element or above-mentioned stress is not applied to positioning element.Therefore, which is further not easy Generate the breakage of the guidance part caused by above-mentioned displacement in the lateral direction.

The positioning element, which has, to be connected to the stop part in occlusion and is easy the lower jaw shield tooth to opening side To mobile rake.

The shield tooth makes the user for being equipped with the shield tooth be easy opening, is further reduced the discomfort of user.

The stop part has rake, which is connected to the positioning element in occlusion, and makes the lower jaw Shield tooth is easy mobile to opening direction.

The stop part is set to lower jaw shield tooth.

4. the shield tooth that fourth aspect is related to

The shield tooth that the fourth aspect of the present invention is related to is configured to, and can utilize the both sides of a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw shield tooth Come adjust lower jaw shield teeth directional in front of amount of movement, the above-mentioned position adjustment section of the position as second-class lever can be reduced Amount of movement.The shield tooth that the fourth aspect of the present invention is related to according to this structure, reduces because the principle of above-mentioned second-class lever is applied It is added to the stress of above-mentioned position adjustment section, to inhibit the broken of the position adjustment section caused by the displacement of above-mentioned left and right directions Damage.

[the 8th embodiment]

It is for the shield tooth 4100 of the 8th embodiment of the invention, such as its schematical perspective view, that is, Figure 16 and side view Shown in Figure 17, tooth is protected with opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw, upper jaw shield tooth 4110 is configured to be mountable to user The upper jaw, lower jaw shield tooth 4120 be configured to be mountable to the lower jaw of user.

As shown in Figure 16 A, upper jaw shield tooth 4110 has the upper jaw shield tooth main part 4114 for being formed with denture press mold portion 4112, The denture press mold portion 4112 is mountable to the denture of the upper jaw of user, and the lateral surface of upper jaw shield tooth 4110 is provided with left and right one Pair stop part 4130.

As shown in fig 16b, lower jaw shield tooth 4120 has the lower jaw shield tooth main part 4124 for being formed with denture press mold portion 4122, The denture press mold portion 4122 is mountable to the denture of the lower jaw of user, and being provided in the lateral surface of lower jaw shield tooth 4120 can be Front and back adjust upward the positioning element 4140 of the pair of right and left of position.

As shown in figure 17, positioning element 4140 can adjust position and install upper jaw shield tooth 4110 and lower jaw shield in user Tooth 4120 and when being engaged, the face 4140a at the rear of positioning element 4140 is abutted with the face 4130a in the front of stop part 4130 Position.By the abutting of above-mentioned positioning element 4140 and stop part 4130, can limit lower jaw when occlusion protect tooth 4120 to The displacement at rear, so as to limit the displacement of the lower jaw for the user for being equipped with shield tooth 4100 rearward.Tooth 4100 is protected as a result, Prevent the lower jaw for the user for being equipped with the shield tooth 4100 from displaceing to the rear the constriction of caused air flue, when being able to suppress sleep Breathing stopping or low pass gas.

In addition, positioning element 4140 is configured to, the position that the lateral surface of tooth main part 4124 can be protected by being set to lower jaw It sets adjustment section 4150 and adjusts position in the longitudinal direction.By using position adjustment section 4150 by positioning element 4140 to more rear Position is adjusted, in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth 4120 can be made to move forwards, and limits the position of lower jaw shield tooth 4120 rearward It moves.Shield tooth 4100 makes the lower jaw for the user for being equipped with the shield tooth 4100 move the gas to make above-mentioned user forwards as a result, Road larger opens, so as to more effectively inhibit the breathing stopping or low pass gas when sleep.

Position adjustment section 4150 includes threaded bar 4152, and one end is fixed on the outside in lower jaw shield tooth main part 4124 The fixed part 4160 of face setting, and it is carved with external screw thread；Threaded bar 4152, one end are fixed on positioning element 4140, and are carved with outer Screw thread；And turnbuckle portion 4156, the other end of threaded bar 4152 and 4154 is inserted into the screw hole respectively screwed togather. For position adjustment section 4150, rotation is inserted into the pin hole for being set to turnbuckle portion 4156 with pin and makes turnbuckle portion 4156 rotations, adjust the amount of screwing togather in turnbuckle portion 4156 and threaded bar 4152 and 4154, are adhered to screw thread so as to adjust The position of the positioning element 4140 of stick 4152.

Positioning element 4140, which has from lower jaw, protects the wing 4144 outstanding upwards of tooth main part 4124.The wing 4144 is formed as, Face (and positioning element 4140, the face 4140a at rear that is abutted with stop part 4130) and the above-mentioned stop part at its rear The face 4130a in 4130 front is substantially parallel, and outside and above-mentioned stop part in occlusion in upper jaw shield tooth main part 4114 The face 4130a in 4130 front is abutted, to limit the displacement of the lower jaw of user rearward.

Stop part 4130 is set to the lateral surface of upper jaw shield tooth and when occlusion in the position more more rearward than positioning element, Occlusion when, in front of face 4130a abutted with the face 4140a at the rear of positioning element 4140, come limit lower jaw protect tooth 4120 Displacement rearward.

Stop part 4130 includes moving portion 4131, is connected to positioning element 4140；Stop part adjustment section 4132, along front and back Direction adjusts position to moving portion 4131；And stop part fixed part 4133, it is fixed on the outside of upper jaw shield tooth main part 4114 Face.Moving portion 4131 and the opposed faces of stop part fixed part 4133 are substantially parallel.

By the way that moving portion 4131 is adjusted position and positioning element 4140 to more front using stop part adjustment section 4132 It abuts, in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth 4120 can be made to protrude forwards, and limit the displacement of lower jaw shield tooth 4120 rearward.

Stop part adjustment section 4132 includes threaded bar 4132a, and one end is fixed on stop part fixed part 4133, and is carved with External screw thread；Threaded bar 4132b, one end is fixed on moving portion 4131, and is carved with external screw thread；And turnbuckle portion 4132c, The other end of threaded bar 4132a and 4132b are inserted into the screw hole respectively screwed togather.It, will for stop part adjustment section 4132 Rotation is inserted into the pin hole for being set to turnbuckle portion 4132c with pin and rotates turnbuckle portion 4132c, adjusts elastic spiral shell The amount of screwing togather of set portion 4132c and threaded bar 4132a and 4132b, so as to adjust the moving portion for being adhered to threaded bar 4132b 4131 position.

For stop part fixed part 4133, be preferably disposed in the lateral surface of upper jaw shield tooth main part 4114 rearward Position, be preferably disposed on its rear end (for example, lateral surface with the second largest molar (denture the 7th) or third lolar tooth (denture No. 8) corresponding part).It, can be by positioning element 4140 and stop part by the way that stop part fixed part 4133 is set to more rear The amplitude of 4130 4131 adjustable position of moving portion expands, to further increase the amount of movement of lower jaw forwards.

By the way that the moving portion 4131 of stop part 4130 is adjusted position forwards, positioning element 4140 can adjusted position Moving portion 4131 is abutted with positioning element 4140 in the state of setting to more front.As a result, as the force of second-class lever The wing 4144 shortens with the distance between the fixed part 4160 as fulcrum, the stress for being applied to the wing 4144 can be inhibited as effect It is excessive at the position adjustment section 4150 of point to increase.Therefore, stop part 4130 is able to suppress since lower jaw protects tooth position in left-right direction The breakage of position adjustment section 4150 caused by moving.

In addition, in occlusion, lower jaw can be made to protect by the way that the moving portion 4131 of stop part 4130 is adjusted position forwards Tooth 4120 moves forwards, and limits the displacement of lower jaw shield tooth 4120 rearward.Shield tooth 4100 makes to be equipped with the shield tooth as a result, The lower jaw of 4100 user moves to open the air flue of above-mentioned user larger forwards, so as to more effectively press down Breathing stopping or low pass gas when system sleep.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the height of stop part 4130 is that the upper jaw protects the height of tooth 4110 or less.Exist as a result, When lower jaw shield tooth 4120 is displaced in left-right direction, stop part 4130 is hardly connected to lower jaw shield tooth 4120, to can also inhibit The breakage of stop part adjustment section 4132 caused by being displaced in left-right direction lower jaw shield tooth.

In addition, the height of upper jaw shield tooth 4110 can also be different according to different parts, as long as at this point, stop part 4130 Height protects the height of tooth main part 4114 or less to be provided with the upper jaw at the position of stop part 4130.

In the case that stop part 4130 and the wing 4144 are moved with the shield tooth 4120 of lower jaw during installation to opening direction, backstop Part 4130 does not limit the shape of the movement of the wing 4144.Hold lower jaw shield tooth 4120 specifically, stop part 4130 also can have Rake easily mobile to opening direction.In addition, the wing 4144 can also in its back-end face have make lower jaw shield tooth 4120 be easy to The mobile rake of opening direction.In other words, stop part 4130 can also be in its front ends (forward end of moving portion 4131 Portion) it is located at comprising upper end compared with front and lower end is located at compared with rear, tilted rearward inclined surface, the wing 4144 can also be behind Square end portion is located at comprising upper end compared with front and lower end is located at compared with rear, tilted rearward inclined surface.In addition, in occlusion, The rake that stop part 4130 has mutually is abutted with the rake that the wing 4144 has.

Lower jaw shield tooth 4120 when installation moves on the track of arc-shaped when mobile to opening direction.Relative to this The movement of sample, by the way that there is above-mentioned inclined surface in the front ends of stop part 4130 and the rear end of the wing 4144, thus backstop Part 4130 does not limit the movement of the wing 4144, and the user for being equipped with shield tooth 4100 is easy opening.

Position adjustment section 4150 and stop part adjustment section 4132 are also configured to, the moveable amplitude of positioning element 4140 It is smaller than the moveable amplitude of moving portion 4131 of stop part 4130.For example, the turnbuckle portion 4156 of position adjustment section 4150 with The amount that threaded bar 4152 and 4154 can screw togather can also be than the turnbuckle portion 4132c and threaded bar of stop part adjustment section 4132 The amount that 4132a and 4132b can be screwed togather is small.Thus, it is difficult to positioning element 4140 be adjusted into position to more rear, so as to inhibit Due to be applied to the force as second-class lever the wing 4144 stress at the position adjustment section 4150 as position mistake Amount ground increases caused, position adjustment section 4150 breakage.

Fixed part 4160 be configured to lower jaw protect tooth main part 4124 on it is removable, but can also be adhered to lower jaw shield Tooth main part 4124.If fixed part 4160 is adhered to lower jaw shield tooth main part 4124, it is not likely to produce fixed part during installation 4160 are staggered with positioning element 4140.

Stop part fixed part 4133 is configured to protect in the upper jaw removable on tooth main part 4114, but can also be adhered to The upper jaw protects tooth main part 4114.If stop part fixed part 4133 is adhered to upper jaw shield tooth main part 4114, it is not easy during installation Generation stop part fixed part 4133 is staggered with stop part 4130.

According to the present embodiment, the wing 4144 in the force as second-class lever and the fixed part as fulcrum can be made The distance between 4160 shorten than previous.Therefore, it is able to suppress and is applied to the wing 4144 when lower jaw shield tooth is displaced in left-right direction Stress excessively increase at the position adjustment section 4150 as position caused by, the breakage of position adjustment section 4150.

On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, in addition to being adjusted by position of the position adjustment section 4150 to positioning element 4140 In addition, additionally it is possible to by being adjusted by position of the stop part adjustment section 4132 to the moving portion 4131 of stop part 4130, to adjust down Jaw protects the amount of movement of tooth 4120 forwards.Therefore, and merely with the amount of movement in front of position adjustment section adjustment lower jaw shield teeth directional Previous shield tooth is compared, additionally it is possible to increase the amount of movement of lower jaw shield tooth 4120 forwards.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, stop part 4130, which does not have from the upper jaw, protects the flange part outstanding downwards of tooth 4110, Therefore tooth 4120 is protected to when opening direction movement in lower jaw, the wing 4144 is difficult to abut with stop part 4130.Therefore, for this implementation The shield tooth 4100 of mode, lower jaw protect tooth 4120 and are easier to opening direction movement.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, stop part 4130, which does not have from the upper jaw, protects the flange part outstanding downwards of tooth 4110, Even if lower jaw shield tooth 4120 is not also abutted with stop part 4130 therefore when lower jaw shield tooth 4120 is displaced in left-right direction.Therefore, The shield tooth 4100 of present embodiment is able to suppress the stop part adjustment section caused by being displaced in left-right direction lower jaw shield tooth 4132 breakage.

[the 9th embodiment]

Have as shown in its schematical side view, that is, Figure 18 for the shield tooth 4200 of the 9th embodiment of the invention Opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw protect tooth, and upper jaw shield tooth 4210 is configured to be mountable to the upper jaw of user, lower jaw shield Tooth 4220 is configured to be mountable to the lower jaw of user.It can in addition, being provided in the lateral surface that lower jaw protects tooth main part 4224 The positioning element 4240 for adjusting the pair of right and left of position in the longitudinal direction, in the lateral surface setting of upper jaw shield tooth main part 4214 There is the stop part 4230 for the pair of right and left that can adjust position in the longitudinal direction.In addition, hereinafter, about with the 8th embodiment The description thereof will be omitted sometimes for common structure.

In addition, in present embodiment similarly, positioning element 4240 is configured to, tooth master can be protected by being set to lower jaw The position adjustment section 4250 of the lateral surface in body portion 4224 adjusts position in the longitudinal direction.In addition, also the same in present embodiment Ground, stop part 4230 have the moving portion 4231, stop part adjustment section 4232, stop part fixed part for being connected to positioning element 4240 4233, moving portion 4231 and the opposed faces of stop part fixed part 4233 are substantially parallel, and moving portion 4231 passes through stop part adjustment section 4232 abut to more front adjustment position with positioning element 4240.By utilizing position adjustment section 4250 by positioning element 4240 Position is adjusted to more rear, alternatively, by utilizing stop part adjustment section 4232 by 4231 Xiang Gengqian of moving portion of stop part 4230 Side adjustment position can be such that lower jaw shield tooth 4220 moves forwards in occlusion, and limit the position of lower jaw shield tooth 4220 rearward It moves.

In addition, in present embodiment similarly, position adjustment section 4250 and stop part adjustment section 4232 are configured to, positioning The moveable amplitude of moving portion 4231 of the moveable Amplitude Ratio stop part 4230 of component 4240 is small.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, stop part 4230 has from upper jaw shield tooth main part 4214 and extends downward Extension 4234.In the case that in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth 4220 is displaced in the lateral direction, extension 4234 and lower jaw protect tooth 4220 abut to limit above-mentioned displacement in the lateral direction.

By using above structure, in the case that in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth 4220 is displaced in the lateral direction, positioning element 4240 wing 4244 is connected to upper jaw shield tooth 4210, and the extension 4234 of stop part 4230 is connected to lower jaw shield tooth 4220.Cause This, the stress as brought by displacement in the lateral direction will disperse to positioning element 4240 and stop part 4230, so as to More effectively inhibit the breakage of the position adjustment section 4250 as caused by above-mentioned stress.On the other hand, by the dispersion of above-mentioned stress, Also it is difficult to generate the breakage of stop part adjustment section 4232.

In the case that stop part 4230 and the wing 4244 are moved with the shield tooth 4220 of lower jaw during installation to opening direction, backstop Part 4230 does not limit the shape of the movement of the wing 4244.Specifically, stop part 4230 can also be in moving portion 4231 under making Jaw shield tooth 4220 is easy the rake 4236 mobile to opening direction.Lower jaw is set to protect tooth 4220 in addition, the wing 4244 also can have It is easy the rake 4246 mobile to opening direction.In other words, stop part 4230 can also include upper end position in its front ends In compared with front and lower end is located at compared with rear, tilted rearward inclined surface, the wing 4244 can also end include in its rear upper End is located at compared with front and lower end is located at compared with rear, tilted rearward inclined surface.In addition, in occlusion, what the wing 4244 had Rake 4246 is abutted with stop part 4230.

As shown in figure 19, the lower jaw shield tooth 4220 when installation is in the case where mobile to opening direction, in the rail of arc-shaped It is moved on road.It is upper by having in the front ends of stop part 4230 and the rear end of the wing 4244 relative to such movement Inclined surface is stated, so that stop part 4230 does not limit the movement of the wing 4244, the user for being equipped with shield tooth 4200 is easy opening.Can In the present embodiment for configuring extension 4234 on the track of the wing 4244 in opening, due to above-mentioned stop part 4230 and the wing 4244 have the effect of inclined surface and bring, being easy to be open becomes apparent from than the 8th embodiment.

For having the stop part 4230 of inclined surface in above-mentioned front ends, as long as in its front ends (moving portion 4231 Front ends) in, upper end is located at compared with front, and rear end is located at compared with rear.At this point it is possible to by the forward end of moving portion 4231 The shape in portion is set as, notch section shown in Figure 20 A, curved face part shown in plane rake, Figure 20 C shown in Figure 20 B etc..

Similarly, for the wing 4244 with above-mentioned inclined surface, as long as in its rear in end, upper end is located at compared with front, Rear end is located at compared with rear.At this point, with the front ends of stop part 4230 likewise it is possible to by the rear end of the wing 4244 Shape is set as notch section, plane rake, curved face part etc..

In addition, the front ends of stop part 4230 (moving portion 4231) are at extension 4234 to more back sweep.In addition, The height of extension 4234 be stop part 4230 height less than half, and occlusion when extension 4234 lower end be located at than The lower end surface of lower jaw shield tooth main part 4224 position closer to the top.Additionally, it is preferred that the lower end of the front ends of stop part 4230 4237 are separated from each other with the lower end 4247 of the rear end of positioning element 4240 when being engaged.Additionally, it is preferred that in occlusion, only The face at the rear in the face (face in the front of extension 4234) and positioning element 4240 in the front of block piece 4230 is under occlusal surface Side is separated from each other, and is more preferably also spaced from each other always when lower jaw protects tooth and/or upper jaw shield teeth directional opening direction is mobile.By This, lower jaw shield movement of the tooth 4220 to opening direction when extension 4234 does not limit installation, lower jaw protect tooth 4220 be easier to Opening direction is mobile.In addition, the height of above-mentioned extension 4234 refer to it is in the rear end of moving portion 4231, from the upper jaw protect tooth master The height for the part that the lower end in body portion 4214 extends, the height of above-mentioned stop part 4230 refer to the height of the rear end of moving portion 4231 Degree.

At this point, from inhibiting the damaged viewpoint of the stop part 4230 caused by being displaced in left-right direction lower jaw shield tooth It sees, when the front ends of stop part 4230 are notch section shown in Figure 20 A, preferably its lower end 4237 forms obtuse angle.In addition, same Sample from inhibit stop part 4230 breakage from the viewpoint of, preferably stop part 4230, occlusion when from the side to lower jaw The projected area for protecting tooth main part 4224 is 3mm²More than.The upper limit of above-mentioned projected area is not specially limited.For above-mentioned throwing Shadow area, such as preferably 3mm²Above and 1000mm²Hereinafter, more preferable 3mm²Above and 500mm²Hereinafter, further preferably 3mm²Above and 450mm²Hereinafter, extremely preferred 50mm²Above and 450mm²Below.

In addition, at this point, the abutting part abutted with lower jaw shield tooth main part 4224 and lower jaw shield tooth of stop part 4230 4220 abutting part abutted with stop part 4230 be do not limit the shape of movement that lower jaw shield tooth 4220 moves forwards and Configuration.Specifically, as shield tooth 4200 schematical top view, that is, Figure 21 (be represented by dotted lines upper jaw shield tooth and stop part, with Solid line indicates lower jaw shield tooth, positioning element and fixed part) shown in, being abutted with stop part 4230 in lower jaw shield tooth main part 4224 Abutting part 4228 be set as substantially flat shape.In addition, the extension 4234 of a pair of of stop part 4230, with lower jaw protect tooth 4220 A pair of of bearing surface 4238 of abutting is generally parallel to each other, positioned at the left and right of lower jaw shield tooth main part 4224 lateral surface, with one The abutting part 4228 abutted to the extension 4234 of stop part 4230 is generally parallel to each other.

Lower jaw shield tooth 4220 can not be extended the limitation of portion 4234 and movably move forwards as a result,.At this point, such as lower jaw Shield tooth main part 4224 is configured to, the part near its molar, left and right directions with a thickness of front (such as the first big molar The lateral surface of (denture the 6th) nearby) it is thicker, rear (such as the second largest molar (denture the 7th) or third lolar tooth (denture No. 8) neighbouring lateral surface) it is relatively thin.

In addition, in present embodiment similarly, fixed part 4260 is configured to protect on tooth main part 4224 in lower jaw It is removable, but lower jaw shield tooth main part 4224 can also be adhered to.

In addition, in present embodiment similarly, stop part fixed part 4233 is configured to protect tooth main part in the upper jaw It is removable on 4214, but upper jaw shield tooth main part 4214 can also be adhered to.

According to the present embodiment, in displacement in the lateral direction, it was applied only to the wing 4244 of positioning element 4240 in the past Stress can also be applied to the extension 4234 of stop part 4230, to both be dispersed to.Therefore, the shield tooth of present embodiment 4200 are able to suppress due to the wing 4244 of positioning element 4240 and to be connected to upper jaw shield tooth main part because of displacement in the lateral direction The breakage of position adjustment section 4250 caused by stress when 4214.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, stop part 4230 has the extension 4234 extended downward, positioning element 4240 With the wing 4244 outstanding upwards, therefore even if when user be open etc. during installation, the front of stop part 4230 Face also can mutually be abutted with the face at the rear of the wing 4244.Therefore, for the shield tooth 4200 of present embodiment, be not likely to produce due to Being staggered between stop part 4230 and positioning element 4240 caused by opening when installation etc. can more effectively inhibit to install There is the displacement of the lower jaw of the user of the shield tooth 4200 rearward.

[the tenth embodiment]

Have as shown in its schematical side view, that is, Figure 22 for the shield tooth 4300 of the tenth embodiment of the invention Opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw protect tooth, and upper jaw shield tooth 4310 is configured to be mountable to the upper jaw of user, lower jaw shield Tooth 4320 is configured to be mountable to the lower jaw of user.It can in addition, being provided in the lateral surface that lower jaw protects tooth main part 4324 The positioning element 4340 for adjusting the pair of right and left of position in the longitudinal direction, in the lateral surface setting of upper jaw shield tooth main part 4314 There is the stop part 4330 for the pair of right and left that can adjust position in the longitudinal direction.In addition, hereinafter, about with the 8th embodiment Or the 9th the common structure of embodiment the description thereof will be omitted sometimes.

In addition, in present embodiment similarly, positioning element 4340 is configured to, tooth master can be protected by being set to lower jaw The position adjustment section 4350 of the lateral surface in body portion 4324 adjusts position in the longitudinal direction.In addition, also the same in present embodiment Ground, stop part 4330 have the moving portion 4331, stop part adjustment section 4332, stop part fixed part for being connected to positioning element 4340 4333, moving portion 4331 and the opposed faces of stop part fixed part 4333 are substantially parallel, and moving portion 4331 passes through stop part adjustment section 4332 abut to more front adjustment position with positioning element 4340.By utilizing position adjustment section 4350 by positioning element 4340 To more rear adjust position, or by using stop part adjustment section 4332 by the moving portion 4331 of stop part 4330 to more front Position is adjusted, in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth 4320 can be made to move forwards, and limits the position of lower jaw shield tooth 4320 rearward It moves.

In addition, in present embodiment similarly, position adjustment section 4350 and stop part adjustment section 4332 are configured to, positioning The moveable amplitude of moving portion 4331 of the moveable Amplitude Ratio stop part 4330 of component 4340 is small.

In addition, in present embodiment similarly, stop part 4330, which has from upper jaw shield tooth main part 4314, to be prolonged downwards The extension 4334 stretched.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the height of positioning element 4340 is the height that lower jaw protects tooth main part 4324 Below.

In addition, the height of lower jaw shield tooth can also be different according to different parts, at this point, in the present embodiment, as long as The height of positioning element 4340 is to be provided with the height of the lower jaw shield tooth main part 4324 at the position of positioning element 4340 or less ?.

By using above structure, under the condition that lower jaw shield tooth 4320 is displaced in the lateral direction in occlusion, positioning element 4340 are not easy to be connected to upper jaw shield tooth 4310, and stress is not easy to be applied to positioning element 4340.Therefore, the shield tooth of present embodiment 4300 are able to suppress the breakage of the position adjustment section 4350 caused by displacement in the lateral direction.

At this time similarly, stop part 4330 has a case that it is mobile to opening direction to protect tooth 4320 for lower jaw during installation Under, the shape of the movement of the unlimited positioning element 4340 processed of stop part 4330.Specifically, stop part 4330 also can have under making Jaw shield tooth 4320 is easy the rake 4336 mobile to opening direction.In other words, the front ends of stop part 4330 can also have Have that upper end is located at compared with front and lower end is located at compared with rear, tilted rearward inclined surface.

For having the stop part 4330 of inclined surface in above-mentioned front ends, as long as upper end is located in its front ends Compared with front, rear end is located at compared with rear.At this point, with the 9th embodiment likewise it is possible to by the forward end of stop part 4330 The shape in portion is set as notch section, plane rake, curved face part etc..

In addition, at this time similarly, the front ends of stop part 4330 are at extension 4334 to more back sweep.Separately Outside, the height of extension 4334 be stop part 4330 height less than half, and occlusion when extension 4334 lower end position In the position more closer to the top than the lower end surface of lower jaw shield tooth main part 4324.Additionally, it is preferred that the front ends of stop part 4330 Lower end 4337 is separated from each other with the lower end 4347 of the rear end of positioning element 4340 when being engaged.Additionally, it is preferred that being engaged When, the face at the rear in the face (face in the front of extension 4334) and positioning element 4340 in the front of stop part 4330 is in occlusal surface Lower section be separated from each other, be more preferably also spaced apart from each other always when lower jaw protects tooth and/or upper jaw shield teeth directional opening direction is mobile It opens.

At this point, from inhibit lower jaw shield tooth be displaced in left-right direction caused by stop part 4330 breakage from the viewpoint of, When the front ends of stop part 4330 are notch section shown in Figure 20 A, preferably its lower end 4337 forms obtuse angle.In addition, same From inhibit stop part 4330 breakage from the viewpoint of, preferably stop part 4330, occlusion when from the side to lower jaw protect The projected area of tooth main part 4324 is 3mm²More than.The upper limit of above-mentioned projected area is not specially limited.For above-mentioned projection Area, such as preferably 3mm²Above and 1000mm²Hereinafter, more preferable 3mm²Above and 500mm²Hereinafter, further preferably 3mm²Above and 450mm²Hereinafter, extremely preferred 50mm²Above and 450mm²Below.

In addition, at this time similarly, the abutting part of stop part 4330 abutted with lower jaw shield tooth main part 4324 and under The abutting part of jaw shield tooth 4320 abutted with stop part 4330 is the movement for not limiting lower jaw shield tooth 4320 and moving forwards Shape and configuration.Specifically, the abutting part abutted with stop part 4330 in lower jaw shield tooth main part 4324 is set as substantially putting down Face shape.In addition, the extension 4334 of a pair of of stop part 4330, with lower jaw to protect a pair of of bearing surface that tooth 4320 abuts mutually big Cause it is parallel, positioned at the left and right of lower jaw shield tooth main part 4324 lateral surface, support with the extension 4334 of a pair of stop part 4330 The abutting part connect is generally parallel to each other.

In addition, in present embodiment similarly, fixed part 4360 is configured to protect on tooth main part 4324 in lower jaw It is removable, but lower jaw shield tooth main part 4324 can also be adhered to.

In addition, in present embodiment similarly, stop part fixed part 4333 is configured to protect tooth main part in the upper jaw It is removable on 4314, but upper jaw shield tooth main part 4314 can also be adhered to.

In addition, the position that positioning element 4340 can also have its height higher than lower jaw shield tooth main part 4324 in part, But it is preferred that its height is always the height of lower jaw shield tooth main part 4324 or less.

In addition, positioning element 4340 can also face in its rear inclined surface is set, and by positioning element 4340 and extend The bearing surface in portion 4334 is set as being generally parallel to each other.

According to the present embodiment, in the case that in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth 4320 is displaced in the lateral direction, stress is not easy to apply It is added to positioning element 4340.Therefore, the shield tooth 4300 of present embodiment is able to suppress caused by displacement in the lateral direction Position adjustment section 4350 breakage.

It on the other hand, according to the present embodiment, can be in backstop by the way that positioning element 4340 is adjusted position to more rear The moving portion 4331 of part 4330 abuts stop part 4330 with positioning element 4340 in the state of being located at more rear.Conduct as a result, The extension 4334 in the force of second-class lever shortens with the distance between the stop part fixed part 4433 as fulcrum, can inhibit It is applied to stress excessive increase at the stop part adjustment section 4332 as position of extension 4334.Therefore, positioning element 4340 are able to suppress the breakage of the stop part adjustment section 4332 caused by being displaced in left-right direction lower jaw shield tooth.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, positioning element 4340, which does not have from lower jaw, protects the wing outstanding upwards of tooth 4320, because This is not likely to produce since the wing abuts to the discomfort of user caused by interior cheek during installation.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, positioning element 4340, which does not have from lower jaw, protects the wing outstanding upwards of tooth 4320, because This protects tooth 4320 to when opening direction movement in lower jaw, and positioning element 4340 is difficult to abut with stop part 4330.Therefore, for this The shield tooth 4300 of embodiment, lower jaw protect tooth 4320 and are easier to opening direction movement.

[the 11st embodiment]

For the shield tooth 4400 of the 11st embodiment of the invention, as shown in its schematical side view, that is, Figure 23, tool There are opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw shield tooth, upper jaw shield tooth 4410 is configured to be mountable to the upper jaw of user, lower jaw Shield tooth 4420 is configured to be mountable to the lower jaw of user.In addition, the lateral surface in lower jaw shield tooth main part 4424 is provided with energy The positioning element 4440 of enough pair of right and left for adjusting position in the longitudinal direction is set in the lateral surface of upper jaw shield tooth main part 4414 It is equipped with the stop part 4430 that can adjust the pair of right and left of position in the longitudinal direction.In addition, hereinafter, about with the 8th embodiment party The description thereof will be omitted sometimes for formula~the tenth embodiment any one common structure.

In addition, in present embodiment similarly, positioning element 4440 is configured to, tooth master can be protected by being set to lower jaw The position adjustment section 4450 of the lateral surface in body portion 4424 adjusts position in the longitudinal direction.In addition, also the same in present embodiment Ground, stop part 4430 have the moving portion 4431, stop part adjustment section 4432, stop part fixed part for being connected to positioning element 4440 4433, moving portion 4431 and the opposed faces of stop part fixed part 4433 are substantially parallel, and moving portion 4431 passes through stop part adjustment section 4432 abut to more front adjustment position with positioning element 4440.By utilizing position adjustment section 4450 by positioning element 4440 To more rear adjust position, or by using stop part adjustment section 4432 by the moving portion 4431 of stop part 4430 to more front Position is adjusted, in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth 4420 can be made to move forwards, and limits the position of lower jaw shield tooth 4420 rearward It moves.

In addition, in present embodiment similarly, position adjustment section 4450 and stop part adjustment section 4432 are configured to, positioning The moveable amplitude of moving portion 4431 of the moveable Amplitude Ratio stop part 4430 of component 4440 is small.

In addition, in present embodiment similarly, positioning element 4440 has from lower jaw shield tooth main part 4424 upwards The wing 4444 outstanding.The wing 4444 is formed as, and the face in the face and the front of stop part 4430 at the rear abutted with stop part 4430 is big It causes in parallel, is abutted in the outside of upper jaw shield tooth main part 4414 with the face in the front of above-mentioned stop part 4430 in occlusion, to limit The displacement of the lower jaw of user processed rearward.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, fixed part 4460 there is the top to lower jaw shield tooth 4420 to extend prominent Portion 4462.In the case that in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth 4420 is displaced in the lateral direction, protruding portion 4462 is supported with upper jaw shield tooth 4410 Fetch the above-mentioned displacement in the lateral direction of limitation.

At this point, the wing 4444 is configured at, in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth is displaced in left-right direction and protruding portion 4462 is connected to In the case that jaw protects tooth 4410, it is difficult to be connected to the position of upper jaw shield tooth 4410.As a result, by displacement institute band in the lateral direction The major part of the stress come is applied to the protruding portion 4462 of fixed part 4460, and stress is not easy to be applied to positioning element 4440.Cause This, is able to suppress the breakage of the position adjustment section 4450 caused by being displaced in left-right direction lower jaw shield tooth.

For example, the thickness that the wing 4444 is formed as inward-outward direction is thinner than the protruding portion 4462 of fixed part 4460, and it is set to and makes Its lateral surface is in the position in the face roughly the same with the lateral surface of fixed part 4460 and its protruding portion 4462.When being engaged as a result, The wing 4444 and the upper jaw shield tooth main part 4414 between interval than be engaged when protruding portion 4462 and the upper jaw shield tooth main part Interval between 4414 is big.

For protruding portion 4462, it is preferably disposed on the position rearward in the lateral surface of fixed part 4460, is preferably provided with In its rear end (for example, part corresponding with the first premolar (denture the 4th) of lateral surface).The skin of the interior cheek of people is more rearward Fang Zeyue is easy to flexible.Therefore, protruding portion 4462 is arranged more rearward, then protruding portion 4462, which is more set to, is equipped with shield tooth 4400 User interior cheek in, skin be easier to flexible position setting, therefore the dress for being equipped with the user of shield tooth 4400 is worn Sense is improved.

In addition, the thickness of preferably its inward-outward direction is formed as thinner than fixed part 4460, and is set to for protruding portion 4462 Make lateral surface position more in the inner part of its lateral surface than fixed part 4460.With this configuration, installation and when being open less It is also easy to produce since protruding portion 4462 abuts to the discomfort of user caused by interior cheek.

In addition, in present embodiment similarly, fixed part 4460 is configured to protect on tooth main part 4424 in lower jaw It is removable, but lower jaw shield tooth main part 4424 can also be adhered to.

In addition, in present embodiment similarly, stop part fixed part 4433 is configured to protect tooth main part in the upper jaw It is removable on 4414, but upper jaw shield tooth main part 4414 can also be adhered to.

According to the present embodiment, in displacement in the lateral direction, it was applied to the wing 4444 of positioning element 4440 in the past The major part of stress can be applied to fixed part 4460.Therefore, the shield tooth 4400 of present embodiment is able to suppress due to by the left Position caused by stress when the displacement of right direction and the wing 4444 of positioning element 4440 are connected to upper jaw shield tooth main part 4414 Set the breakage of adjustment section 4450.

[variation of the 11st embodiment]

In the same manner as the 9th embodiment and the tenth embodiment, in the 11st embodiment, stop part 4430 can also With extension (in Figure 23 not shown).Even if as a result, during installation when user's opening, before stop part 4430 The face of side also can mutually be abutted with the face at the rear of the wing 4444.Therefore, it for the shield tooth 4400 of present embodiment, is not likely to produce Being staggered between stop part 4430 and positioning element 4440 caused by opening when installation etc., can more effectively inhibit The displacement of the lower jaw of the user of shield tooth 4400 rearward is installed.

At this point, the extension of stop part 4430 is configured at, in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth is displaced and protruding portion in left-right direction 4462 are not connected to the position of lower jaw shield tooth 4420 when being connected to upper jaw shield tooth 4410.As a result, due to displacement in the lateral direction Brought stress is applied to the protruding portion 4462 of fixed part 4460, and is difficult to apply to stop part 4430.It is thus possible to enough press down Make the breakage of the stop part 4430 caused by being displaced in left-right direction lower jaw shield tooth.

For example, the thickness of its inward-outward direction is formed as more prominent than fixed part 4460 for the extension of stop part 4430 Portion 4462 is thin out, and being positioned in is in its lateral surface and the lateral surface of fixed part 4460 and its protruding portion 4462 substantially phase The position in same face.Interval ratio when being engaged between the extension of stop part 4430 and lower jaw shield tooth main part 4424 as a result, Interval when being engaged between protruding portion 4462 and upper jaw shield tooth main part 4414 is big.

At this point, stop part 4430 is protected with lower jaw during installation in the same manner as the 9th embodiment and the tenth embodiment In the case that tooth 4420 is moved to opening direction, the shape of the movement of the unlimited positioning element 4440 processed of stop part 4430.It is specific and Speech, stop part 4430, which also can have, makes lower jaw shield tooth 4420 be easy the rake mobile to opening direction.In other words, stop part 4430 front ends also can have that upper end is located at compared with front and lower end is located at compared with rear, tilted rearward inclined surface. In addition, the rake that stop part 4430 has is abutted with the wing 4444 of positioning element 4440 in occlusion.

For having the stop part 4430 of inclined surface in above-mentioned front ends, as long as upper end is located in its front ends Compared with front, rear end is located at compared with rear.At this point, with the 9th embodiment likewise it is possible to by the forward end of stop part 4430 The shape in portion is set as notch section, plane rake, curved face part etc..

At this time similarly, the front ends of stop part 4430 can also be at above-mentioned extension to more back sweep.Separately Outside, the height of above-mentioned extension may be less than half of the height of stop part 4430, and the above-mentioned extension in occlusion Lower end is located at the position more closer to the top than the lower end surface of lower jaw shield tooth main part 4424.In addition, at this time similarly, preferred backstop The lower end of the front ends of part 4430 is separated from each other with the lower end of the rear end of positioning element 4440 when being engaged.In addition, It is preferred that the face at the rear in the face (face in the front of extension) and positioning element 4440 in the front of stop part 4430 exists in occlusion It is separated from each other below occlusal surface, more preferably the also phase always when lower jaw protects tooth and/or upper jaw shield teeth directional opening direction is mobile Mutually it is spaced apart.

In addition, at this time similarly, from the stop part 4430 inhibited caused by being displaced in left-right direction lower jaw shield tooth Breakage from the viewpoint of, stop part 4430 front ends be Figure 20 A shown in notch section when, preferably its lower end is formed blunt Angle.In addition, equally from the viewpoint of the breakage for inhibiting stop part 4430, preferably stop part 4430, occlusion when from side The projected area of direction to lower jaw shield tooth main part 4424 is 3mm²More than.The upper limit of above-mentioned projected area is not specially limited. For above-mentioned projected area, such as preferably 3mm²Above and 1000mm²Hereinafter, more preferable 3mm²Above and 500mm²Hereinafter, into One step is preferably 3mm²Above and 450mm²Hereinafter, extremely preferred 50mm²Above and 450mm²Below.

At this time similarly, the abutting part of stop part 4430 abutted with lower jaw shield tooth main part 4424 and lower jaw protect The abutting part of tooth 4420 abutted with stop part 4430 may each be the movement for not limiting that lower jaw shield tooth 4420 moves forwards Shape and configuration.Specifically, the abutting part abutted with stop part 4430 in lower jaw shield tooth main part 4424 also can be set to Substantially flat shape.In addition, the above-mentioned extension of a pair of of stop part 4430, with lower jaw protect a pair of of bearing surface that tooth 4420 abuts Be generally parallel to each other, positioned at lower jaw shield tooth main part 4424 left and right lateral surface, with a pair of the above-mentioned of stop part 4430 prolong The abutting part that extending portion abuts can also be generally parallel to each other.

In addition, at this point, the height of positioning element 4440 may be lower jaw shield tooth main body in the same manner as the tenth embodiment Below the height in portion 4424.Also, positioning element 4440 can also face in its rear inclined surface is set, and by positioning element 4440 are set as being generally parallel to each other with the bearing surface of extension 434.

[the 8th embodiment~the 11st embodiment variation]

In addition, the 8th embodiment~the 11st embodiment respectively indicates an example of the fourth aspect of the present invention, this hair Bright fourth aspect is not limited to above-mentioned embodiment, in the range of the thought of the fourth aspect of the present invention, can also have Other various embodiments are self-evident.

For example, positioning element and stop part are set to lower jaw shield tooth in the 8th embodiment~the 11st embodiment Or the lateral surface of upper jaw shield tooth, but positioning element and stop part also can be set and protect the medial surface of tooth or upper jaw shield tooth in lower jaw. At this point, certainly, fixed part and position adjustment section are also disposed on the medial surface that lower jaw protects tooth or upper jaw shield tooth.

In addition, protecting tooth main part in the 8th embodiment~the 11st embodiment in the upper jaw and lower jaw protecting tooth main body Portion is formed with the denture press mold portion that can be installed on denture.As long as but upper jaw shield tooth main part and lower jaw shield tooth main part can hold It receives the shape of denture, then both can not be denture type, and the upper jaw only can also have been protected the one of tooth main part and lower jaw shield tooth main part Part is set as denture press mold portion.

In addition, position adjustment section uses turnbuckle mechanism in the 8th embodiment~the 11st embodiment, pass through The amount of screwing togather between turnbuckle portion and two threaded bars adjusts the position of positioning element, but position adjustment section also can be used The screw jack mechanism of the position of positioning element is adjusted by the way that the amount of screwing togather of external screw thread and internal screw thread can be adjusted.In addition, The position that the positioning element for being adhered to rack gear can be adjusted by adjusting the rotation amount of rack gear also can be used in position adjustment section Rack-jack mechanism positioning element is fixed using screw while keeping positioning element mobile by gear.For position Adjustment section is set, the position of positioning element is mobile and position after the adjustment is fixed as long as can make, and also can use it His mechanism adjusts the position of positioning element.

In addition, position adjustment section and stop part adjustment section use in the 8th embodiment~the 11st embodiment Turnbuckle mechanism, but position adjustment section and stop part adjustment section can also adjust positioning element each with different mechanisms With the position of moving portion.

In addition, position adjustment section and stop part adjustment section are configured in the 8th embodiment~the 11st embodiment, The moveable amplitude of moving portion of the moveable Amplitude Ratio stop part of positioning element is small.But as long as it will not significantly generate position The breakage of adjustment section and stop part adjustment section is set, then is also configured to the moveable width of moving portion of positioning element and stop part Spend identical, the moveable amplitude of moving portion that may be also constructed to the moveable Amplitude Ratio stop part of positioning element is big.

In addition, in the variation of the 9th embodiment, the tenth embodiment and the 11st embodiment, before stop part Square end portion is at extension to more back sweep.But stop part can also since the top of extension to more back sweep, It can also be from the midway of extension to more back sweep.

In addition, in the 8th embodiment~the 11st embodiment, between the wing and upper jaw shield tooth, extension and lower jaw It is respectively formed gap between shield tooth and between protruding portion and upper jaw shield tooth, to allow to be equipped with the upper jaw for the user for protecting tooth It is moved in the lateral direction with lower jaw.But it is also possible to be configured to, it is not provided with gap between above-mentioned component, making for shield tooth is installed The upper jaw and lower jaw of user can not move in the lateral direction.

In addition, in the 9th embodiment and the tenth embodiment, in occlusion lower jaw shield tooth be displaced in left-right direction and In the case that the wing is connected to upper jaw shield tooth, extension is also connected to lower jaw shield tooth.But it is also possible to only by the wing (positioning element) or The component of more difficult damage in extension (stop part) is configured at the position that can be connected to upper jaw shield tooth or lower jaw shield tooth.

In addition, the wing is configured in the 11st embodiment, in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth is displaced in left-right direction and fixes The protruding portion in portion is not connected to the position of upper jaw shield tooth in the case where being connected to upper jaw shield tooth.In addition, in the 11st embodiment Variation in, the wing and extension are configured at, and in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth is displaced and protruding portion is connected to the upper jaw in left-right direction The position of upper jaw shield tooth is not connected in the case where shield tooth.But when above-mentioned protruding portion is connected to upper jaw shield tooth, the wing or extension Portion can also be connected to upper jaw shield tooth simultaneously.

At this time similarly, it will disperse by the displacement bring stress of left and right directions to the protruding portion of fixed part.Therefore, only There is lesser stress to be applied to the wing or extension, so as to inhibit the wing or the extension that are applied to the force as second-class lever The stress in portion becomes at the position adjustment section or stop part adjustment section as position caused by biggish stress, position tune Whole or stop part adjustment section breakage.

In addition, protruding portion and the wing or extension limit the displacement of lower jaw shield teeth directional left and right directions simultaneously as a result,.Therefore, energy More effectively inhibit as the user that is equipped with shield tooth grind one's teeth in sleep it is equal caused by upper jaw shield tooth with lower jaw protect being staggered for tooth, dress is worn Sense further increases.

In addition, being applied only in the 11st embodiment by the stress as brought by displacement in the lateral direction In the case where the protruding portion of fixed part, the thickness of the inward-outward direction of the wing of positioning element is set as thinner than the protruding portion of fixed part. In addition, being applied only in the variation of the 11st embodiment by the stress as brought by displacement in the lateral direction In the case where the protruding portion of fixed part, the thickness of the inward-outward direction of the wing of positioning element and the extension of stop part is set as than solid The protruding portion for determining portion is thin.But it is also possible to positioning element or stop part are configured to the outside of fixed part, to protect tooth in lower jaw The wing or extension are not connected to upper jaw shield tooth when being displaced in left-right direction.At this point, the lateral surface or backstop of positioning element and its wing The lateral surface of part and its extension may not be the face roughly the same with the lateral surface of fixed part and its protruding portion.

In addition, stop part prolongs in the variation of the 9th embodiment, the tenth embodiment and the 11st embodiment Extending portion extends from the both sides of stop part fixed part and moving portion.But the extension of stop part can also be fixed only from stop part Any one extension in portion or moving portion.

[configuration example for the shield tooth that fourth aspect is related to]

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, a kind of shield tooth is provided, is included

Opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw protect tooth；

A pair of of positioning element, is set to the shield tooth of upper jaw shield tooth and the side in lower jaw shield tooth, and can be Front and back adjust upward position；And

A pair of of stop part is set to the shield tooth of the upper jaw shield tooth and another party in lower jaw shield tooth, is connected to institute Positioning element is stated to limit the displacement at lower jaw shield teeth directional rear, and position can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction.

In the shield tooth, the distance between fixed part of positioning element and stationary positioned component shortens, and it is fixed to inhibit to be applied to The stress of position component is excessive at the adjustment section of position to be increased.Therefore, stop part is able to suppress due to lower jaw shield tooth in left-right direction The breakage of position adjustment section caused by displacement.

In addition, according to the fourth aspect of the invention, providing above-mentioned shield tooth, wherein

The amplitude of the adjustable position of stop part described in the Amplitude Ratio of the adjustable position of the positioning element is small.

In the shield tooth, it is difficult to positioning element be adjusted position to more rear, so as to inhibit due to being applied to positioning region The stress of part excessively increases caused, position adjustment section breakage at the position adjustment section as position.

The stop part has: fixed part, is fixed on the side of the shield tooth of described another party；And moving portion, Neng Gouyan Front-rear direction is mobile, and the fixed part and the opposed faces of the moving portion are substantially parallel.

In the shield tooth, the stress as brought by fixed part and the abutting of moving portion can be dispersed to bigger range, Gu Determine portion and moving portion less cracky.

For the shield tooth, when lower jaw shield tooth is displaced in left-right direction, stop part is hardly connected to lower jaw shield tooth, thus It can also inhibit the breakage that the stop part adjustment section caused by tooth is displaced in left-right direction is protected lower jaw.

The stop part has the extension that the direction to the shield tooth of the party extends.

For the shield tooth, the stress as brought by displacement in the lateral direction be will disperse to positioning element and stop part, So as to more effectively inhibit the breakage of the position adjustment section as caused by above-mentioned stress.On the other hand, pass through above-mentioned stress Dispersion, the shield tooth are also difficult to generate the breakage of stop part adjustment section.

The height of the extension is less than half of the height of the stop part.

For the shield tooth, lower jaw when extension does not limit installation protects the movement of teeth directional opening direction, and lower jaw, which protects dental transition, to be held It is easily mobile to opening direction.

In addition, according to the fourth aspect of the invention, providing above-mentioned shield tooth, wherein the stop part and the positioning element The shape that the end of shield flank with the party respective in occlusion is separated from each other.

For the shield tooth, lower jaw shield dental transition is easy mobile to opening direction.

In addition, according to the fourth aspect of the invention, providing above-mentioned shield tooth, wherein the stop part and the positioning element With in occlusion and when lower jaw shield teeth directional opening direction is mobile, tooth is being protected than upper jaw shield tooth and the lower jaw Occlusal surface more leans on the position of the shield flank of the party, the shape that opposite face is separated from each other.

The lower jaw shield dental transition of the shield tooth is easy mobile to opening direction.

In addition, according to the fourth aspect of the invention, providing above-mentioned shield tooth, wherein the stop part has front ends The obtuse-angulate shape of lower end shape of the end of the shield flank of the party.

In addition, according to the fourth aspect of the invention, providing above-mentioned shield tooth, wherein the stop part have occlusion when from The projected area of side surface direction to the shield tooth of the party is 3mm²Above shape.

For the shield tooth, stop part is not easy to limit the adjustment position of positioning element.

The stop part, which has, makes the lower jaw shield tooth be easy the rake mobile to opening direction.

For the shield tooth, lower jaw shield tooth can not be extended portion's limitation and movably move forwards.

The positioning element is set to lower jaw shield tooth.

For the shield tooth, in the interior cheek for being equipped with the user of the shield tooth, skin is easier to flexible relatively rear Protruding portion is arranged in position, therefore the dress for being equipped with the user of shield tooth is worn sense and is improved.

5. the shield tooth that the 5th aspect is related to

The shield tooth that the fifth aspect of the present invention is related to further is subtracted by being configured to when making lower jaw protect in front of teeth directional and move The structure of the amount of movement of small position adjustment section, to reduce because the principle of above-mentioned second-class lever is applied to above-mentioned position adjustment section Stress, to inhibit the breakage of the position adjustment section caused by the displacement of above-mentioned left and right directions.

[the 12nd embodiment]

For the shield tooth 5100 of the 12nd embodiment of the invention, such as its schematical perspective view, that is, Figure 24 and side view I.e. shown in Figure 25, protect tooth with opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw, upper jaw shield tooth 5110 be configured to be mountable to using The upper jaw of person, lower jaw shield tooth 5120 are configured to be mountable to the lower jaw of user.

As shown in fig. 24 a, upper jaw shield tooth 5110 has the upper jaw shield tooth main part 5114 for being formed with denture press mold portion 5112, The denture press mold portion 5112 is mountable to the denture of the upper jaw of user, and being provided in the lateral surface of upper jaw shield tooth 5110 can be Front and back adjust upward the positioning element 5140 of the pair of right and left of position.

As shown in fig. 24b, lower jaw shield tooth 5120 has the lower jaw shield tooth main part 5124 for being formed with denture press mold portion 5122, The denture press mold portion 5122 is mountable to the denture of the lower jaw of user, and the lateral surface of lower jaw shield tooth 5120 is provided with left and right one Pair stop part 5130.

As shown in figure 25, positioning element 5140 can adjust position and install upper jaw shield tooth 5110 and lower jaw shield in user Tooth 5120 and when being engaged, the face 5142 in the front of positioning element 5140 is abutted with the face 5132 at the rear of stop part 5130 Position.By the abutting of above-mentioned positioning element 5140 and stop part 5130, lower jaw when occlusion can be limited and protect tooth 5120 rearward Displacement, so as to limit the lower jaw displacement rearward for the user for being equipped with shield tooth 5100.As a result, shield tooth 5100 prevent by The constriction of air flue caused by being displaceed to the rear in the lower jaw for the user for being equipped with the shield tooth 5100, when being able to suppress sleep Breathing stops or low pass gas.

In addition, positioning element 5140 is configured to, the position that the lateral surface of tooth main part 5114 can be protected by being set to the upper jaw It sets adjustment section 5150 and adjusts position in the longitudinal direction.By using position adjustment section 5150 by positioning element 5140 to more front Position is adjusted, in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth 5120 can be made to move forwards, and limits the position of lower jaw shield tooth 5120 rearward It moves.Shield tooth 5100 makes the lower jaw for the user for being equipped with shield tooth 5100 move the air flue to make above-mentioned user forwards as a result, It larger opens, so as to more effectively inhibit the breathing stopping or low pass gas when sleep.

Position adjustment section 5150 is set to the position more closer to the front than positioning element 5140, and to positioning element 5140 before The position of rear direction is adjusted.Specifically, position adjustment section 5150 in the state of support positioning element 5140, is set The fixed part 5160 for being placed in ratio positioning element 5140 position closer to the front of upper jaw shield tooth 5110 supports, and adjusts fixed part 5160 With the interval between positioning element 5140, so as to adjust the position of positioning element 5140.

More specifically, position adjustment section 5150 includes threaded bar 5152, one end, which is fixed on, protects tooth main part in the upper jaw The fixed part 5160 of 5114 lateral surface setting, and it is carved with external screw thread；Threaded bar 5154, one end is fixed on positioning element 5140, and it is carved with external screw thread；And turnbuckle portion 5156, the other end of threaded bar 5152 and 5154 is inserted into respectively In the screw hole screwed togather.For position adjustment section 5150, rotation is inserted into the pin hole for being set to turnbuckle portion 5156 with pin And turnbuckle portion 5156 is rotated, the amount of screwing togather in turnbuckle portion 5156 and threaded bar 5152 and 5154 is adjusted, so as to The position of the positioning element 5140 of threaded bar 5154 is adhered and is supported in adjustment.

The front end (rear end of fixed part 5160) of position adjustment section 5150 is able to suppress position adjustment section as long as being set to 5150 breakage, and the position for moving the lower jaw of user fully forwards.By by position adjustment section 5150 Front end (rear end of fixed part 5160) is set to position (for example, position of the first premolar (denture the 4th)) on the front, energy Enough range further expansions that will move the lower jaw of user forwards, by the way that the front end of position adjustment section 5150 is (fixed The rear end in portion 5160) position rearward is set to (for example, second premolar (denture the 5th) or the first big molar (denture No. 6) position), can more effectively inhibit the breakage of position adjustment section 5150.

Positioning element 5140, which has from the upper jaw, protects the wing 5144 outstanding downwards of tooth main part 5114.The wing 5144 is formed as, Face (and positioning element 5140, the face 5142 in front that is abutted with stop part 5130) and above-mentioned stop part 5130 in front of it Rear face 5132 it is substantially parallel, outside and above-mentioned stop part 5130 in occlusion, in lower jaw shield tooth main part 5124 The face 5132 at rear abuts, to limit the displacement of the lower jaw of user rearward.

In occlusion, stop part 5130 is connected to positioning element 5140 from direction identical with position adjustment section 5150, comes Limit the displacement of lower jaw shield tooth 5120 rearward.

In other words, in than positioning element 5140 when stop part 5130 is set to lateral surface and the occlusion of lower jaw shield tooth 5120 Position closer to the front, in occlusion, the face 5132 at rear is abutted with the face 5142 in the front of positioning element 5140.Speech is changed again It, stop part 5130 is configured at, and position is in occlusion between fixed part 5160 and positioning element 5140 in the front-back direction Position.Thereby, it is possible to the ranges that positioning element 5140 can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction position by further expansion, come further Increase the amount of movement of lower jaw forwards.

The height of stop part 5130 is that lower jaw protects the height of tooth 5120 or less.In addition, the height of lower jaw shield tooth 5120 can also With different according to different parts.At this point, it is preferred that the height of stop part 5130 is under being provided at the position of stop part 5130 Jaw protects the height of tooth main part 5124 or less.Stop part 5130 is without limitation on position adjustment section 5150 to positioning element as a result, 5140 position adjustment, to be easier to adjust the position of positioning element 5140.

In the case that stop part 5130 and the wing 5144 are moved with the shield tooth 5120 of lower jaw during installation to opening direction, the wing The shape of the 5144 unlimited movements for preventing block piece 5130.Lower jaw shield tooth 5120 is easy specifically, the wing 5144 also can have The rake 5146 mobile to opening direction.Lower jaw shield tooth 5120 is easy to opening in addition, stop part 5130 also can have The mobile rake 5136 in direction.In other words, the wing 5144 can also include that upper end is located at compared with front and lower end in its front ends Positioned at compared with rear, tilted rearward inclined surface, stop part 5130 can also end include in its rear that upper end is located at earlier above Side and lower end are located at compared with rear, tilted rearward inclined surface.In addition, in occlusion, rake 5146 that the wing 5144 has It is mutually abutted with the rake 5136 that stop part 5130 has.

Lower jaw shield tooth 5120 when installation moves on the track of arc-shaped when mobile to opening direction.Relative to this The movement of sample, by the way that there is above-mentioned inclined surface in the front ends of the wing 5144 and the rear end of stop part 5130, thus the wing The 5144 unlimited movements for preventing block piece 5130, the user for being equipped with shield tooth 5100 are easy opening.

In addition, positioning element 5140 with lower jaw shield tooth main part 5124 abut abutting part, namely the wing 5144 with The abutting part that lower jaw shield tooth 5120 abuts is the shape and configuration for not limiting the movement that lower jaw shield tooth 5120 moves forwards.Specifically For, such as protect tooth 5100 schematical top view, that is, Figure 26 (be represented by dotted lines the upper jaw shield tooth, fixed part, position adjustment section and Positioning element indicates lower jaw shield tooth and stop part with solid line) shown in, abutting with the wing 5144 in lower jaw shield tooth main part 5124 Abutting part 5128 is set as substantially flat shape.In addition, a pair of of wing 5144, with lower jaw protect a pair of of bearing surface that tooth 5120 abuts 5148 are generally parallel to each other, positioned at the left and right of lower jaw shield tooth main part 5124 lateral surface, with supporting of abutting of a pair of wing 5144 Socket part 5128 is generally parallel to each other.

Lower jaw shield tooth 5120 can not be limited by the wing 5144 and movably be moved forwards as a result,.At this point, under for example, it is preferable to Jaw shield tooth main part 5124 is configured to, the part near its molar, left and right directions with a thickness of front (such as the first big molar The lateral surface of (denture the 6th) nearby) it is thicker, rear (such as the second largest molar (denture the 7th) or third lolar tooth (denture No. 8) neighbouring lateral surface) it is relatively thin.

Stop part 5130 be configured to lower jaw protect tooth main part 5124 on it is removable, but can also be adhered to lower jaw shield Tooth main part 5124.Alternatively, stop part 5130 also may be integrally formed in the lateral surface of lower jaw shield tooth main part 5124.

Fixed part 5160 be configured to the upper jaw protect tooth main part 5114 on it is removable, but can also be adhered to the upper jaw shield Tooth main part 5114.If fixed part 5160 is adhered to upper jaw shield tooth main part 5114, it is not likely to produce fixed part during installation 5160 are staggered with positioning element 5140.

According to the present embodiment, the elongation of the position adjustment section 5150 when lower jaw being made to advance can be further reduced.Cause This can reduce the fixed part 5160 for constituting the fulcrum of second-class lever and constitute power for the shield tooth 5100 of present embodiment The distance between the wing 5144 of point, to inhibit the stress due to being applied to the wing 5144 when lower jaw shield tooth is displaced in left-right direction to exist Caused, position adjustment section 5150 the breakage as excessively increase at the position adjustment section 5150 of position.

Particularly, the position of the front end of position adjustment section 5150 is being set to position rearward (for example, second premolar The position of (denture the 5th)) when, inhibit the damaged effect of above-mentioned position adjustment section 5150 to become apparent.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, in the interior cheek of user for being equipped with shield tooth 5100, skin is easier to stretch The position at relatively rear the wing 5144 is set, therefore the dress for being equipped with the user of shield tooth 5100 is worn sense and is improved.

[the 13rd embodiment]

For the shield tooth 5200 of the 13rd embodiment of the invention, as shown in its schematical side view, that is, Figure 27, tool There are opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw shield tooth, upper jaw shield tooth 5210 is configured to be mountable to the upper jaw of user, lower jaw Shield tooth 5220 is configured to be mountable to the lower jaw of user.In addition, the lateral surface in lower jaw shield tooth main part 5224 is provided with energy The positioning element 5240 of enough pair of right and left for adjusting position in the longitudinal direction is set in the lateral surface of upper jaw shield tooth main part 5214 It is equipped with the stop part 5230 of pair of right and left.In addition, being said hereinafter, omitting its sometimes about the structure common with the 12nd embodiment It is bright.

In the present embodiment, as shown in figure 27, positioning element 5240 can adjust position to the positioning element in occlusion The position that the face at 5240 rear is abutted with the face in the front of stop part 5230.Pass through above-mentioned positioning element 5240 and stop part 5230 abutting can limit the displacement of lower jaw shield tooth 5220 rearward when occlusion, be equipped with shield tooth 5200 so as to limit The displacement of the lower jaw of user rearward.

In addition, positioning element 5240 is configured to, the position that the lateral surface of tooth main part 5224 can be protected by being set to lower jaw It sets adjustment section 5250 and adjusts position in the longitudinal direction.By using position adjustment section 5250 by positioning element 5240 to more rear Position is adjusted, in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth 5220 can be made to move forwards, and limits the position of lower jaw shield tooth 5220 rearward It moves.

Position adjustment section 5250 is set to the position more more rearward than positioning element 5240, and to positioning element 5240 before The position of rear direction is adjusted.Specifically, position adjustment section 5250 in the state of support positioning element 5240, is set The fixed part 5260 for being placed in the more rearward position of ratio positioning element 5240 of lower jaw shield tooth 5220 supports, and adjusts fixed part 5260 With the interval between positioning element 5240, so as to adjust the position of positioning element 5240.

More specifically, position adjustment section 5250 includes threaded bar 5252, one end, which is fixed on, protects tooth main part in lower jaw The fixed part 5260 of 5224 lateral surface setting, and it is carved with external screw thread；Threaded bar 5254, one end is fixed on positioning element 5240, and it is carved with external screw thread；And turnbuckle portion 5256, the other end of threaded bar 5252 and 5254 is inserted into respectively In the screw hole screwed togather.For position adjustment section 5250, rotation is inserted into the pin hole for being set to turnbuckle portion 5256 with pin And turnbuckle portion 5256 is rotated, the amount of screwing togather in turnbuckle portion 5256 and threaded bar 5252 and 5254 is adjusted, so as to The position of the positioning element 5240 of threaded bar 5254 is adhered and is supported in adjustment.

Positioning element 5240, which has from lower jaw, protects the wing 5244 outstanding upwards of tooth main part 5224.The wing 5244 is formed as, The face (and positioning element 5240, the face at rear that is abutted with stop part 5230) at its rear with before above-mentioned stop part 5230 The face of side is substantially parallel, and in occlusion in the face in the outside and the front of above-mentioned stop part 5230 of upper jaw shield tooth main part 5214 It abuts, to limit the displacement of the lower jaw of user rearward.

In occlusion, stop part 5230 is connected to positioning element 5240 from direction identical with position adjustment section 5250, comes Limit the displacement of lower jaw shield tooth 5220 rearward.

In other words, in than positioning element 5240 when stop part 5230 is set to lateral surface and the occlusion of lower jaw shield tooth 5220 More rearward position, occlusion when, in front of face abutted with the face at the rear of positioning element 5240.Again in other words, backstop Part 5230 is configured at, in the front-back direction position of the position in occlusion between fixed part 5260 and positioning element 5240. Thereby, it is possible to the ranges that positioning element 5240 can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction position by further expansion, to further increase down The amount of movement of jaw forwards.

As long as being able to suppress the breakage of position adjustment section 5250 in addition, stop part 5230 is set to, and make under user The position that jaw fully moves forwards.By the way that stop part 5230 is set to position on the front (for example, the first big mortar The position of tooth (denture the 6th)), the range further expansion that the lower jaw of user can will be made to move forwards, by that will stop Block piece 5230 is set to position (for example, position of the second largest molar (denture the 7th)) rearward, can more effectively inhibit The breakage of position adjustment section 5150.

The height of stop part 5230 is that the upper jaw protects the height of tooth 5210 or less.In addition, the height of upper jaw shield tooth 5210 can also With different according to different parts.At this point, it is preferred that the height of stop part 5230 be provided with it is upper at the position of stop part 5230 Jaw protects the height of tooth main part 5214 or less.Stop part 5230 is without limitation on position adjustment section 5250 to positioning element as a result, 5240 position adjustment, to be easier to adjust the position of positioning element 5240.

In the case that stop part 5230 and the wing 5244 are moved with the shield tooth 5220 of lower jaw during installation to opening direction, backstop Part 5230 does not limit the shape of the movement of the wing 5244.Hold lower jaw shield tooth 5220 specifically, stop part 5230 also can have Rake 5236 easily mobile to opening direction.Lower jaw shield tooth 5220 is easy to opening side in addition, the wing 5244 also can have To mobile rake 5246.In other words, stop part 5230 can also its front ends include upper end be located at compared with front and under End is located at compared with rear, tilted rearward inclined surface, and the wing 5244 can also end include in its rear that upper end is located at compared with front And lower end is located at compared with rear, tilted rearward inclined surface.In addition, in occlusion, rake that stop part 5230 has 5236 mutually abut with the rake 5246 that the wing 5244 has.

In addition, in the 13rd embodiment similarly, stop part 5230 is configured to protect tooth main part in the upper jaw It is removable on 5214, but upper jaw shield tooth main part 5214 can also be adhered to.

In addition, in the 13rd embodiment similarly, fixed part 5260 is configured to protect tooth main part in lower jaw It is removable on 5224, but lower jaw shield tooth main part 5224 can also be adhered to.

According to the present embodiment, it does not need to adjust to make lower jaw shield tooth 5220 be easy the movement moved forwards Lower jaw protects the thickness of the left and right directions of tooth 5220, therefore the dress for being equipped with the user of shield tooth 5200 is worn sense and is improved.

That is, the shield tooth 5200 of shield tooth 5100 and the 13rd embodiment for the 12nd embodiment, it can be with With the use of the shape of the denture of person, suitably to select dress to wear the higher shield tooth of sense.

[the 14th embodiment]

For the shield tooth 5300 of the 14th embodiment of the invention, as shown in its schematical side view, that is, Figure 28, tool There are opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw shield tooth, upper jaw shield tooth 5310 is configured to be mountable to the upper jaw of user, lower jaw Shield tooth 5320 is configured to be mountable to the lower jaw of user.In addition, protecting tooth main body in the upper jaw in the same manner as the 12nd embodiment The lateral surface in portion 5314 is provided with the positioning element 5340 that can adjust the pair of right and left of position in the longitudinal direction, protects in lower jaw The lateral surface of tooth main part 5324 is provided with the stop part 5330 of pair of right and left.In addition, hereinafter, about with the 12nd embodiment The description thereof will be omitted sometimes for common structure.

In addition, in present embodiment similarly, positioning element 5340 is configured to, tooth master can be protected by being set to the upper jaw The position adjustment section 5350 of the lateral surface in body portion 5314 adjusts position in the longitudinal direction.By utilizing position adjustment section 5350 will Positioning element 5340 adjusts position to more front, in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth 5320 can be made to move forwards, and limit lower jaw Protect the displacement of tooth 5320 rearward.

In addition, in present embodiment similarly, positioning element 5340 has from upper jaw shield tooth main part 5314 downwards The wing 5344 outstanding.The wing 5344 is formed as, and the face in the face and the rear of stop part 5330 in the front abutted with stop part 5330 is big It causes in parallel, in occlusion, is abutted in the outside of lower jaw shield tooth main part 5324 with the face at the rear of above-mentioned stop part 5330, to limit The displacement of the lower jaw of user processed rearward.

In addition, in present embodiment similarly, in occlusion, stop part 5330 is from identical with position adjustment section 5350 Direction is connected to positioning element 5340, to limit the displacement of lower jaw shield tooth 5320 rearward.In other words, stop part 5330 is set to Lower jaw protects the lateral surface of tooth 5320 and when occlusion in the position more closer to the front than positioning element 5340, when occlusion, rear Face 332 is abutted with the face 342 in the front of positioning element 5340.Again in other words, stop part 5330 is configured at, in the front-back direction position Set the position in occlusion between fixed part 5360 and positioning element 5340.

In addition, in present embodiment similarly, preferably the height of stop part 5330 be lower jaw protect the height of tooth 5320 with Under.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, fixed part 5360 has the lower section to upper jaw shield tooth 5310 outstanding prominent Portion 5362.In the case that in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth 5320 is displaced in the lateral direction, protruding portion 5362 is supported with lower jaw shield tooth 5320 Fetch the above-mentioned displacement in the lateral direction of limitation.

At this point, positioning element 5340 is configured at, in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth is displaced in left-right direction and protruding portion 5362 supports It is difficult to be connected to the position of lower jaw shield tooth 5320 when being connected to lower jaw shield tooth 5320.As a result, by displacement institute band in the lateral direction The major part of the stress come is applied to the protruding portion 5362 of fixed part 5360, and is difficult to apply to positioning element 5340.Therefore, energy Enough breakages for inhibiting the position adjustment section 5350 caused by being displaced in left-right direction lower jaw shield tooth 5320.

For example, the thickness that the wing 5344 is formed as inward-outward direction is thinner than the protruding portion 5362 of fixed part 5360, and it is set to and makes Its lateral surface is in the position in the face roughly the same with the lateral surface of fixed part 5360 or its protruding portion 5362.When being engaged as a result, The wing 5344 and lower jaw shield tooth main part 5324 between interval than be engaged when protruding portion 5362 and lower jaw shield tooth main part Interval between 5324 is big.

For protruding portion 5362, it is preferably disposed on position on the lateral surface of fixed part 5360, rearward, is preferably provided with In its rear end.As a result, in the interior cheek of user for being equipped with shield tooth 5300, skin be easier to the position at flexible relatively rear The dress that protruding portion 5362 is arranged, therefore is equipped with the user of shield tooth 5300 is worn sense and is improved.

In addition, the thickness of preferably its inward-outward direction is formed as thinner than fixed part 5360, and is set to for protruding portion 5362 Make lateral surface position more in the inner part of its lateral surface than fixed part 5360.As a result, in installation and while being open less be also easy to produce by The discomfort of user caused by interior cheek is abutted in protruding portion 5362.

In addition, in the 14th embodiment similarly, stop part 5330 is configured to protect tooth main part in lower jaw It is removable on 5324, but lower jaw shield tooth main part 5324 can also be adhered to.

In addition, in the 14th embodiment similarly, fixed part 5360 is configured to protect tooth main part in the upper jaw It is removable on 5314, but upper jaw shield tooth main part 5314 can also be adhered to.

According to the present embodiment, in displacement in the lateral direction, it was applied only to the wing 5344 of positioning element 5340 in the past The major part of stress can be principally applied to the protruding portion 5362 of fixed part 5360.Therefore, 5300 energy of shield tooth of present embodiment It is enough that the wing 5344 due to the positioning element 5340 and displacement in the lateral direction is more effectively inhibited to be connected to upper jaw shield tooth master Caused by stress when body portion 5314, the breakage of position adjustment section 5350.

In addition, in the present embodiment, positioning element can also be set to lower jaw in the same manner as the 13rd embodiment Tooth is protected, stop part is set to upper jaw shield tooth.At this point, certainly, fixed part and position adjustment section are also disposed on lower jaw shield tooth.Separately Outside, at this point, fixed part and position adjustment section are configured at the position more more rearward than positioning element, stop part is also configured at than positioning The more rearward position of component.In addition, at this point, by the face in the front of positioning element and front ends replace with its rear face and The face at the rear of stop part and rear end are replaced with face and front ends in front of it by rear end.

[the 15th embodiment]

For the shield tooth 5400 of the 15th embodiment of the invention, as shown in its schematical side view, that is, Figure 29, tool There are opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw shield tooth, upper jaw shield tooth 5410 is configured to be mountable to the upper jaw of user, lower jaw Shield tooth 5420 is configured to be mountable to the lower jaw of user.In addition, protecting tooth main body in the upper jaw in the same manner as the 12nd embodiment The lateral surface in portion 5414 is provided with the positioning element 5440 that can adjust the pair of right and left of position in the longitudinal direction, protects in lower jaw The lateral surface of tooth main part 5424 is provided with the stop part 5430 of pair of right and left.In addition, hereinafter, about with the 12nd embodiment The description thereof will be omitted sometimes for common structure.

In addition, in present embodiment similarly, positioning element 5440 is configured to, tooth master can be protected by being set to the upper jaw The position adjustment section 5450 of the lateral surface in body portion 5414 adjusts position in the longitudinal direction.By utilizing position adjustment section 5450 will Positioning element 5440 adjusts position to more front, in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth 5420 can be made to move forwards, and limit lower jaw Protect the displacement of tooth 5420 rearward.

In addition, in present embodiment similarly, positioning element 5440 has from upper jaw shield tooth main part 5414 downwards The wing 5444 outstanding.The wing 5444 is formed as, and the face in the face and the rear of stop part 5430 in the front abutted with stop part 5430 is big It causes in parallel, is abutted in the outside of lower jaw shield tooth main part 5424 with the face at the rear of above-mentioned stop part 5430 in occlusion, to limit The displacement of the lower jaw of user processed rearward.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, stop part 5430 includes moving portion 5433, is connected to positioning element 5440； Stop part adjustment section 5434 adjusts position to moving portion 5433 along the longitudinal direction；And stop part fixed part 5435, under being fixed on The lateral surface of jaw shield tooth main part 5424.Moving portion 5433 and the opposed faces of stop part fixed part 5435 are substantially parallel.

By the way that moving portion 5433 is adjusted position and positioning element 5440 to more rear using stop part adjustment section 5434 It abuts, in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth 5420 can be made to protrude forwards, and limit the displacement of lower jaw shield tooth 5420 rearward.

Stop part adjustment section 5434 includes threaded bar 5434a, and one end is fixed on stop part fixed part 5435, and is carved with External screw thread；Threaded bar 5434b, one end is fixed on moving portion 5433, and is carved with external screw thread；And turnbuckle portion 5434c, The other end of threaded bar 5434a and 5434b are inserted into the screw hole respectively screwed togather.It, will for stop part adjustment section 5434 Rotation is inserted into the pin hole for being set to turnbuckle portion 5434c with pin and rotates turnbuckle portion 5434c, adjusts elastic spiral shell The amount of screwing togather of set portion 5434c and threaded bar 5434a and 5434b, so as to adjust the moving portion for being adhered to threaded bar 5434b 5433 position.

According to the present embodiment, by the way that moving portion 5433 is adjusted position to more rear, make lower jaw shield tooth 5420 forward When Fang Yidong, the amount of movement of position adjustment section 5450 can be reduced.Therefore, the length of position adjustment section 5450 can further be shortened Degree, the wing 5444 further to shorten the force as second-class lever and the distance between the fixed part 5460 as fulcrum. Therefore, it is able to suppress due to being applied to the stress of the wing 5444 in the position as position when lower jaw shield tooth is displaced in left-right direction Set caused by excessively increasing at adjustment section 5450, position adjustment section 5450 breakage.

On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, in addition to being adjusted by position of the position adjustment section 5450 to positioning element 5440 In addition, additionally it is possible to by being adjusted by position of the stop part adjustment section 5434 to the moving portion 5433 of stop part 5430, to adjust down Jaw protects the amount of movement of tooth 5420 forwards.Therefore, and merely with the amount of movement in front of position adjustment section adjustment lower jaw shield teeth directional Previous shield tooth is compared, additionally it is possible to increase the amount of movement of lower jaw shield tooth 5420 forwards.

[the 12nd embodiment~the 15th embodiment variation]

In addition, the 12nd embodiment~the 15th embodiment respectively indicates an example of the fifth aspect of the present invention, this 5th aspect of invention is not limited to above-mentioned embodiment, can also be in the range of thought in the fifth aspect of the invention Other various embodiments are self-evident.

For example, positioning element and stop part are set to lower jaw shield in the 12nd embodiment~the 15th embodiment The lateral surface of tooth or upper jaw shield tooth, but positioning element and stop part also can be set and protect the inside of tooth or upper jaw shield tooth in lower jaw Face.At this point, certainly, fixed part and position adjustment section are also disposed on the medial surface that lower jaw protects tooth or upper jaw shield tooth.

In addition, protecting tooth main part in the 12nd embodiment~the 15th embodiment in the upper jaw and lower jaw protecting tooth master Body portion is formed with the denture press mold portion that can be installed on denture.As long as but upper jaw shield tooth main part and lower jaw shield tooth main part can The shape for accommodating denture, then may not be denture type, the upper jaw only can also be protected tooth main part and lower jaw protects tooth main part A part is set as denture press mold portion.

In addition, in the 12nd embodiment~the 15th embodiment, position adjustment section (and in the 14th embodiment Stop part adjustment section) use turnbuckle mechanism, adjusted by the amount of screwing togather between turnbuckle portion and two threaded bars The position of positioning element, but also can be used can be by adjusting external screw thread and interior spiral shell for position adjustment section (and stop part adjustment section) The amount of screwing togather of line adjusts the screw jack mechanism of the position of positioning element.In addition, position adjustment section (and stop part adjustment Portion) rack gear thousand that the position for the positioning element for being adhered to rack gear can be adjusted by adjusting the rotation amount of rack gear also can be used Positioning element is fixed using screw while keeping positioning element mobile by gear by Jin Ding mechanism.For position adjustment section (and stop part adjustment section), as long as can make, the position of positioning element is mobile and position after the adjustment is fixed, can also To adjust the position of positioning element using other mechanisms.

In addition, in the 12nd embodiment~the 15th embodiment, between the wing and upper jaw shield tooth or lower jaw shield tooth, And it is respectively formed gap between protruding portion and upper jaw shield tooth or lower jaw shield tooth, to allow to be equipped with the upper jaw for the user for protecting tooth It is moved in the lateral direction with lower jaw.But it is also possible to be configured to, it is not provided with gap between above-mentioned component, making for shield tooth is installed The upper jaw and jaw of user can not move in the lateral direction.

In addition, the wing is configured in the 14th embodiment, in occlusion, lower jaw shield tooth is displaced in left-right direction and protrudes Portion is not connected to the position of lower jaw shield tooth in the case where being connected to lower jaw shield tooth.But when protruding portion is connected to lower jaw shield tooth, The wing can also be connected to lower jaw shield tooth simultaneously.

The stress as brought by displacement in the lateral direction can not only be applied to the wing of positioning element as a result, can also apply It is added to the protruding portion of fixed part, and the both sides that will disperse to the wing and protruding portion.Therefore, only lesser stress is applied to the wing, from And can inhibit the stress due to the wing for being applied to the force as second-class lever at the position adjustment section as position at For caused by biggish stress, the breakage of position adjustment section.

In addition, the wing and protruding portion limit the displacement of lower jaw shield teeth directional left and right directions simultaneously as a result,.It therefore, can be more effectively Inhibit as the user that is equipped with shield tooth grind one's teeth in sleep it is equal caused by upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw shield tooth be staggered, dress, which is worn, to be felt further It improves.

In addition, being applied only in the 14th embodiment by the stress as brought by displacement in the lateral direction In the case where the protruding portion of fixed part, the thickness of the inward-outward direction of the wing of positioning element is set as thinner than the protruding portion of fixed part. But it is also possible to positioning element be configured to the outside of stop part or fixed part, to be displaced in left-right direction in lower jaw shield tooth Shi Yi is not connected to lower jaw shield tooth.At this point, the lateral surface of positioning element and its wing may not be and fixed part and its protruding portion The roughly the same face of lateral surface.

[configuration example for the shield tooth that the 5th aspect is related to]

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, a kind of shield tooth is provided, is included

Opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw protect tooth；

A pair of of positioning element, is set to the shield tooth of upper jaw shield tooth and the side in lower jaw shield tooth, and can be Front and back adjust upward position；

Position adjustment section is set to the front or behind of the positioning element of the shield tooth of the party, and to described fixed The position in the front-back direction of position component is adjusted；And

A pair of of stop part is set to the shield tooth of upper jaw shield tooth and another party in lower jaw shield tooth, from it is described Adjustment section identical direction in position is connected to the positioning element, to limit the displacement at lower jaw shield teeth directional rear.

In addition, according to the fifth aspect of the invention, providing above-mentioned shield tooth, wherein

The position adjustment section is arranged at consolidating for the shield tooth of the party in the state of support the positioning element Determine portion's support,

The stop part is configured between the fixed part and the positioning element.

For the shield tooth, even if existing for adjusting lower jaw shield tooth with the position adjustment section of position when being engaged of upper jaw shield tooth The displacement that left and right directions occurs when occlusion is also hardly damaged.

The fixed part has protruding portion, which is connected to the shield tooth of described another party to limit the upper jaw shield tooth With the displacement of the left and right directions of lower jaw shield tooth.

For the shield tooth, the stress as brought by displacement in the lateral direction can also be applied to the protruding portion of fixed part, And it is difficult to apply to positioning element.Therefore, which is able to suppress the position caused by being displaced in left-right direction lower jaw shield tooth Set the breakage of adjustment section.

The positioning element is configured at, and when the protruding portion is connected to the shield tooth of described another party, is not connected to described The position of the shield tooth of another party.

For the shield tooth, the major part of the stress as brought by displacement in the lateral direction can be applied to the prominent of fixed part Portion out, and it is difficult to apply to positioning element.Therefore, the shield tooth be able to suppress lower jaw shield tooth be displaced in left-right direction caused by Position adjustment section breakage.

The bearing surface of the positioning element and the stop part is substantially parallel.

In the shield tooth, the stress as brought by the abutting of positioning element and stop part can be dispersed to bigger range, Positioning element and stop part less cracky.

The pair of positioning element has a pair of of wing that the stop part is connected on the outside of the shield tooth of described another party.

For the shield tooth, above-mentioned stop part can be abutted with the wing in the outside that lower jaw protects tooth main part, to limit user Lower jaw displacement rearward.

The wing has rake, and in occlusion, which is connected to the stop part, and holds the lower jaw shield tooth It is easily mobile to opening direction.

The abutting part of the shield tooth of described another party abutted with the wing is substantially flat shape.

In the shield tooth, lower jaw shield tooth can not be limited by the wing movably to be moved forwards.

The bearing surface of the pair of wing abutted with the shield tooth of described another party is generally parallel to each other,

The bearing surface of the shield tooth of described another party abutted with the pair of wing is generally parallel to each other.

The stop part is set to lower jaw shield tooth.

6. the shield tooth that the 6th aspect is related to

The side that the sixth aspect of the present invention is set as protecting the upper jaw in tooth and lower jaw shield tooth is only installed on a part of denture Shape, to reduce since discomfort caused by tooth is protected in installation, the dress for improving user wears sense.

[the 16th embodiment]

For the shield tooth 6300 of the 16th embodiment of the invention, such as its schematical perspective view, that is, Figure 30 and side view I.e. shown in Figure 31, there is a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth of left and right segmentation and lower jaw to protect tooth, upper jaw shield tooth 6310 is configured to be mountable to make The upper jaw of user, lower jaw shield tooth 6320 are configured to be mountable to the lower jaw of user.

As shown in figure 30, there is upper jaw shield tooth 6310 upper jaw of pair of right and left to protect tooth main part 6314, the pair of right and left Upper jaw shield tooth main part 6314 is formed with the denture press mold portion 6312 for being mountable to a part of the denture of the upper jaw of user, and It is mountable to a part of the denture of the upper jaw of user respectively.

As shown in figure 30, there is lower jaw shield tooth 6320 lower jaw to protect tooth main part 6324, which protects 6324 shape of tooth main part At the denture press mold portion 6322 for the denture for having the lower jaw for being mountable to user, and the denture for being mountable to the lower jaw of user is whole Body.

Lower jaw protects tooth main part 6324 by the linking part 6340 for the pair of right and left being arranged in its side, protects with each upper jaw Tooth main part 6314 links.

Linking part 6340 is fixed on the side of the upper jaw shield tooth main part 6314 of a side, and is positioned at lower jaw shield tooth main part 6324 side, so that the upper jaw shield tooth 6310 and the relative position of lower jaw shield tooth main part 6324 to a side are fixed.By This, to lower jaw shield tooth 6320 and the upper jaw shield tooth 6310 opening direction on relative position, the relative position on front-rear direction and Relative position on left and right directions is fixed.

Linking part 6340 carries out the relative position on the above-mentioned opening direction of lower jaw shield tooth 6320 and upper jaw shield tooth 6310 It is fixed.Therefore, when the user for being equipped with shield tooth 6300 is open, lower jaw protects tooth 6320 with the shifting of the lower jaw of user It is dynamic and mobile to opening direction, while the upper jaw shield tooth 6310 for being fixed on lower jaw shield tooth 6320 is also mobile to opening direction.At this point, Shown in i.e. Figure 32 of side view of state when as indicated that the user for being equipped with shield tooth 6300 is open, if user is by lower jaw Mobile to opening direction, then upper jaw shield tooth 6310 is taken from the denture of the upper jaw, if user is mobile to occlusion direction by lower jaw, Then upper jaw shield tooth 6310 is installed in the denture of the upper jaw.Be not likely to produce as a result, it is being recorded in patent document 1 and patent document 2 etc., The limitation of opening caused by the shield tooth of the upper jaw and the flange part for protecting tooth of lower jaw that have shield tooth, user are easy out Mouthful.

At this point, since upper jaw shield tooth 6310 is divided by left and right, thus can further decrease each upper jaw shield tooth 6310 with The contact range of the denture of the upper jaw of user.Each upper jaw shield tooth 6310 is easy to be taken from denture as a result, and user more holds Easily opening.

In addition, linking part 6340 is to the relative position on the above-mentioned front-rear direction of lower jaw shield tooth 6320 and upper jaw shield tooth 6310 It is fixed.Caused by linking part 6340 prevents the lower jaw the user for being equipped with shield tooth 6300 from displaceing to the rear as a result, Air flue constriction, the breathing stopping being able to suppress when sleep or low pass gas.

In addition, linking part 6340 to lower jaw shield tooth 6320 and the upper jaw shield tooth 6310 above-mentioned left and right directions relative position into Row is fixed.As a result, linking part 6340 can limit as the user that is equipped with shield tooth 6300 grind one's teeth in sleep it is equal caused by lower jaw shield The displacement of tooth 6320 in the lateral direction, so as to inhibit the broken of the guidance part caused by above-mentioned displacement in the lateral direction Damage.

Linking part 6340 is configured to, can be along the guidance part 6350 for the lateral surface for being set to lower jaw shield tooth main part 6324 Position is adjusted in the longitudinal direction.More rear of the linking part 6340 along guidance part 6350, on the side of lower jaw shield tooth 6320 Adjust position.It is fixed on each upper jaw shield tooth 6310 of linking part 6340 as a result, along guidance part 6350, protects tooth relative to lower jaw 6320 rearward adjust position.In other words, lower jaw shield tooth 6320 along guidance part 6350 relative to each upper jaw protect tooth 6310 to Front adjusts position.

As a result, in occlusion, linking part 6340 makes the front-rear direction of tooth 6310 is protected relative to upper jaw lower jaw shield tooth 6320 On relative position it is mobile to more front, and in the above-mentioned all directions of upper jaw shield tooth 6310 and lower jaw shield tooth main part 6324 Relative position is fixed.Therefore, shield tooth 6300 moves the lower jaw for the user for being equipped with shield tooth 6300 to make forwards The air flue for stating user larger opens, so as to more effectively inhibit the breathing stopping or low pass gas when sleep.

Guidance part 6350 includes threaded bar 6352, and one end is fixed on to be arranged in the side of lower jaw shield tooth main part 6324 Fixed part 6360, and be carved with external screw thread；Threaded bar 6354, one end is fixed on linking part 6340, and is carved with external screw thread；And Turnbuckle portion 6356, the other end of threaded bar 6352 and 3654 is inserted into the screw hole respectively screwed togather.For guiding Rotation is inserted into the pin hole for being set to turnbuckle portion 6356 with pin and rotates turnbuckle portion 6356 by portion 6350, is adjusted The amount of screwing togather in whole turnbuckle portion 6356 and threaded bar 6352 and 6354, so as to adjust adhesion and be supported in threaded bar 6354 Linking part 6340 position.

Linking part 6340 be configured to the upper jaw protect tooth main part 6314 and lower jaw shield tooth main part 6324 on it is removable, But upper jaw shield tooth main part 6314 and lower jaw shield tooth main part 6324 can also be adhered to.If linking part 6340 is adhered to upper jaw shield Tooth main part 6314 and lower jaw protect tooth main part 6324, then are not likely to produce upper jaw shield tooth 6310 during installation and lower jaw protects tooth 6320 Be staggered.

In addition, being set as each upper jaw shield tooth 6310 to be mountable to the denture of the upper jaw of user in Figure 30 and Figure 31 In, the denture at the rear of linking part 6340, but also can be set to the denture for being mountable to the front of linking part 6340.However, The skin of the interior cheek of people more then more is easy to flexible rearward.It is therefore preferable that each upper jaw shield tooth 6310 is mountable to linking part The denture at 6340 rear is preferably mountable to molar (the especially first big molar (denture the 6th) and the comprising user Two big molars (denture the 7th)) denture.

According to the present embodiment, when the user for being equipped with shield tooth 6300 is open, the upper jaw protects tooth 6310 by from making The denture of the upper jaw of user is taken, and integrally moves with lower jaw shield tooth 6320.Divided in addition, the upper jaw protects tooth 6310 by left and right, The contact range of the denture of upper jaw shield tooth 6310 and the upper jaw of user can be further decreased.Shield tooth 6300 is installed as a result, User be easier be open.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, each upper jaw shield tooth 6310 is mountable to a part of the denture of the upper jaw.Therefore, When the user of installation shield tooth 6300 and opening is engaged, each upper jaw shield tooth 6310 is only installed in the denture of the upper jaw Specific tooth is easy to be engaged in the state of after the lower jaw of user moves forwards.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, it is able to suppress the increase of the thickness on the left and right directions of shield tooth, therefore user It is higher that dress wears sense.

[the 17th embodiment]

For the shield tooth 6400 of the 17th embodiment of the invention, as shown in its schematical side view, that is, Figure 33, tool A pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw shield tooth for having left and right to divide, each upper jaw shield tooth 6410 are configured to be mountable to the upper of user Jaw, lower jaw shield tooth 6420 are configured to be mountable to the lower jaw of user.In addition, in the same manner as the 16th embodiment, Ge Geshang Jaw protects tooth 6410 and lower jaw shield tooth 6420 is linked by the linking part 6440 of pair of right and left.In addition, hereinafter, about with it is the 16th real Applying the common structure of mode, the description thereof will be omitted sometimes.

In the present embodiment, linking part 6440 is respectively positioned in the side of the upper jaw shield tooth main part 6414 of a side, and It is fixed on the side of lower jaw shield tooth main part 6424, thus the upper jaw shield tooth 6410 and lower jaw shield tooth main part 6424 to a side Relative position is fixed.As a result, to relative position, the front and back on the opening direction of lower jaw shield tooth 6420 and upper jaw shield tooth 6410 The relative position on relative position and left and right directions on direction is fixed.

Linking part 6440 is configured to, and can lead along a pair for the lateral surface for being set to each upper jaw shield tooth main part 6414 Draw portion 6450, adjusts position in the longitudinal direction relative to by the fixed fixed part 6460 of guidance part 6450.6440 edge of linking part Guidance part 6450 to the upper jaw shield tooth 6410 side on more front adjust position.In other words, each upper jaw protects 6410 edge of tooth Guidance part 6450, relative to lower jaw shield tooth 6420 rearward adjust position.In addition, lower jaw protects tooth 6420 along guidance part 6450 Position is adjusted forwards relative to each upper jaw shield tooth 6410.

As a result, in occlusion, linking part 6440 makes the front-rear direction of tooth 6410 is protected relative to upper jaw lower jaw shield tooth 6420 On relative position it is mobile to more front, and the phase of the above-mentioned all directions of tooth main part 6424 is protected to upper jaw shield tooth 6410 and lower jaw Position is fixed.Therefore, shield tooth 6400 moves the lower jaw for the user for being equipped with the shield tooth 6400 to make forwards The air flue for stating user larger opens, so as to more effectively inhibit the breathing stopping or low pass gas when sleep.

According to the present embodiment, it when adjusting position using guidance part 6450, does not need to make linking part 6440 relative under Jaw protects the movement of tooth 6420, as long as keeping the upper jaw shield tooth 6410 as lesser component mobile, therefore can be easier to adjust Position.

[the 18th embodiment]

For the shield tooth 6500 of the 18th embodiment of the invention, as shown in its schematical side view, that is, Figure 34, tool A pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw shield tooth for having left and right to divide, each upper jaw shield tooth 6510 are configured to be mountable to the upper of user Jaw, lower jaw shield tooth 6520 are configured to be mountable to the lower jaw of user.In addition, in the same manner as the 16th embodiment, Ge Geshang Jaw protects tooth 6510 and is linked with lower jaw shield tooth 6520 by linking part 6540.In addition, hereinafter, about common with the 16th embodiment Structure the description thereof will be omitted sometimes.

In the present embodiment, shield tooth 6500 has the spacer 6580 of the denture for the upper jaw for being mountable to user.

Shown in i.e. Figure 35 of side view of state when as indicated that the user for being equipped with shield tooth 6500 is open, if using Person is mobile to opening direction by lower jaw, then upper jaw shield tooth 6510 is taken from the denture of the upper jaw, if user is by lower jaw to occlusion Direction is mobile, then upper jaw shield tooth 6510 is installed in the denture of the upper jaw.At this point, spacer 6580 is in above-mentioned opening and when occlusion Always it is installed on the denture of the upper jaw of user, the upper jaw protects tooth 6510 and taken in opening from spacer 6580, in occlusion It is embedded in spacer 6580.

Spacer 6580 is formed with the denture press mold portion 6582 for being mountable to the denture of the upper jaw of user in its medial surface, Shape with the denture entirety for being mountable to the upper jaw.In addition, the rear area of the left and right of spacer 6580 on its outer lateral surface It is formed with the embedded division 6584 that can be embedded into the medial surface of each upper jaw shield tooth 6510, and there is shield tooth 6500 after mounting Occlusion when can be by the shape that be embedded in of each upper jaw shield tooth 6510 of left and right.

Embedded division 6584 limits the upper jaw in the case that upper jaw shield tooth 6510 is embedded in spacer 6580 in occlusion The displacement of tooth 6510 forward and backward is protected, protects the shape mobile to opening direction of tooth 6510 without the upper jaw after the above-mentioned insertion of limitation Shape.For example, embedded division 6584 has with the lateral surface same shape of the denture of the upper jaw or distinguishes on opening direction It is formed with the shape etc. of the pleated of multiple convex strip portions and groove portion.

At this point, the medial surface for the upper jaw shield tooth 6510 that embedded division 6584 is embedded in has shape matched with embedded division 6584 Shape.The shape of medial surface of the shape and upper jaw shield tooth 6510 that are preferably embedded into portion 6584 is, only the certain bits of spacer 6580 Set the shape that can be embedded in upper jaw shield tooth 6510.For example, embedded division 6584 is roughly the same with the lateral surface of the denture of the upper jaw Shape, the medial surface of upper jaw shield tooth 6510 are the shapes after inverting the bumps.Alternatively, embedded division 6584 and the upper jaw protect tooth 6510 medial surface can also be the pleated mutually made after concave-convex invert, and be the convex strip portions and groove portion for constituting above-mentioned pleated The width shape different from rear in front in the front-back direction.

According to the present embodiment, the denture for feeling higher material to form the upper jaw for being connected to user is worn by using dress Spacer 6580, can reduce as shield tooth installation caused by user discomfort.In addition, according to this embodiment party Formula, spacer 6580 limits the movement of upper jaw shield tooth 6510 forward and backward, therefore can further increase upper jaw shield tooth 6510 Close sense.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, spacer 6580 limits upper jaw shield teeth directional and is staggered in the front-back direction, therefore can press down The dislocation of denture of the upper jaw shield tooth processed relative to the upper jaw, wears sense to further increase the dress of user.

On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, during installation, spacer 6580 enables the upper jaw to protect tooth 6510 to opening side To displacement, therefore the user for being equipped with shield tooth 6500 is easy opening.

Also, according to the present embodiment, when the user of installation shield tooth 6500 and opening is engaged, each upper jaw shield Tooth 6510 is only installed on the specific position of the embedded division 6584 of spacer 6580, thus be easy the lower jaw for making user forwards It is engaged in the state of after movement.

At this point, can also be by part on the outer surface of spacer 6580, not abutted with upper jaw shield tooth 6510 not The shape similar with embedded division 6584 is set, the position of lower jaw when user being made to be easier to grasp occlusion as a result,.

[the 16th embodiment~the 18th embodiment variation]

In addition, above-mentioned the 16th embodiment~the 18th embodiment all indicates the one of the sixth aspect of the present invention Example, the sixth aspect of the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned embodiment, in the range of the thought of the sixth aspect of the present invention, It is self-evident for can having other various embodiments.

For example, the upper jaw, which protects tooth, to be divided and installed respectively by left and right in the 16th embodiment~the 18th embodiment In a part of the denture of the upper jaw, and lower jaw shield tooth is installed on the entirety of the denture of lower jaw.But it can also be with lower jaw shield tooth is controlled Divide and be respectively arranged in a part of the denture of lower jaw, and upper jaw shield tooth is installed on the entirety of the denture of the upper jaw.In addition may be used With the upper jaw protects a part that tooth is divided and be respectively arranged in the denture of the upper jaw by left and right, while lower jaw shield tooth is also divided by left and right And it is respectively arranged in a part of the denture of lower jaw.

However, if the upper jaw protects a part that tooth is divided and be respectively arranged in the denture of the upper jaw by left and right, the quilt in opening The upper jaw shield tooth taken from denture is only installed on a part of denture, therefore in opening, upper jaw shield tooth is easy to take, user It is easy opening.

In addition, linking part, guidance part and fixed part are set to down in the 16th embodiment~the 18th embodiment Jaw protects the lateral surface of tooth or upper jaw shield tooth, but linking part, guidance part and fixed part also can be set and protect tooth or upper jaw shield in lower jaw The medial surface of tooth.

Linking part, guidance part and fixed part can be set in the lateral surface and medial surface that lower jaw protects tooth or upper jaw shield tooth Any one side, but preferably linking part, guidance part and fixed part are all set in the lateral surface of lower jaw shield tooth or upper jaw shield tooth and interior Same side in side.

In addition, protecting tooth main part in the 16th embodiment~the 18th embodiment in the upper jaw and lower jaw protecting tooth master Body portion is formed with the denture press mold portion that can be installed on denture.As long as but upper jaw shield tooth main part and lower jaw shield tooth main part can The shape of denture is accommodated, either covering on the shape on denture, the upper jaw only can also be protected into tooth main part and lower jaw protects A part of tooth main part is set as denture press mold portion.

In addition, guidance part uses turnbuckle mechanism in the 16th embodiment~the 18th embodiment, pass through pine The amount of screwing togather between tight swivel nut portion and two threaded bars adjusts the position of positioning element, but guidance part also can be used and can lead to The amount of screwing togather of adjustment external screw thread and internal screw thread is crossed to adjust the screw jack mechanism of the position of positioning element.In addition, guidance part Also can be used can be very heavy come the rack gear for adjusting the position for the positioning element for being adhered to rack gear by adjusting the rotation amount of rack gear Mechanism is pushed up, while keeping positioning element mobile by gear, is fixed positioning element using screw.For guidance part, as long as The position movement and position after the adjustment that can make positioning element are fixed, then it is fixed to adjust also to can use other mechanisms The position of position component.

In addition, guidance part is set to upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw shield in the 16th embodiment~the 18th embodiment Either side in tooth.But it is also possible to guidance part be set to the both sides of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw shield tooth, so as to two Place adjusts position to linking part.

In addition, being improved the tendency of the durability of shield tooth if guidance part is only arranged at lower jaw shield tooth.

[configuration example that the 6th aspect is related to]

According to the sixth aspect of the invention, a kind of shield tooth is provided, is included

One side protects tooth, is mountable to the denture of the jaw of the side in the upper jaw and lower jaw；

A pair of of another party of left and right segmentation protects tooth, is mountable to one of the denture of the jaw of another party in the upper jaw and lower jaw Point；

Linking part, connection the party shield tooth and described another party protect tooth, to the party shield tooth and described another party The relative position for protecting the opening direction of tooth is fixed；And

Guidance part adjusts described another party and protects tooth, shield tooth relative to the party relative position in the front-back direction.

In the shield tooth, another party protects a part that tooth is only installed on denture, therefore is protected installation and do not relaxed caused by tooth Suitable sense is reduced, and it is higher that the dress of user wears sense.

In addition, according to the sixth aspect of the invention, providing a kind of shield tooth, wherein

The spacer of denture with the jaw for being mountable to described another party,

The shape of the spacer is to protect tooth with described another party in occlusion and abut to limit described another party and protect teeth directional It is displaced in the front-back direction, and is able to carry out the relative position for protecting tooth, described spacer relative to described another party in opening Displacement.

For the shield tooth, the higher material of sense is worn by using dress to be formed between the denture for the upper jaw for being connected to user Spacing body can reduce the discomfort of the user as caused by the installation of shield tooth.In addition, for the shield tooth, spacer limitation Another party protects teeth directional and moves in the front-back direction, therefore can further increase the close sense that another party protects tooth.In addition, for the shield Tooth, spacer limits another party's shield teeth directional and is staggered in the front-back direction, therefore is able to suppress the dislocation that another party when installation protects tooth, Sense is worn to further increase the dress of user.

The guidance part is set to, and the linking part is adjusted position in the longitudinal direction, come to being fixed on the connection The another party in portion protects the position that the relative position in the front-back direction of tooth is adjusted.

The shield tooth moves the lower jaw for the user for being equipped with the shield tooth forwards to keep the air flue of above-mentioned user bigger Ground is open, so as to more effectively inhibit the breathing stopping or low pass gas when sleep.

In addition, according to the sixth aspect of the invention, a kind of shield tooth is provided, wherein

Described another party protects the shape of the molar of denture of the tooth with the jaw for being mountable to described another party.

In the shield tooth, in the interior cheek for being equipped with the user of the shield tooth, skin is easier to the portion at flexible relatively rear The dress that position configuration another party protects tooth, therefore is equipped with the user of shield tooth is worn sense and is improved.

The guidance part is set to the side that described another party protects tooth.

The shield tooth has the tendency for the durability for improving shield tooth.

The party shield tooth has the shape for the denture for being mountable to lower jaw.

For the shield tooth, the upper jaw protects tooth and lower jaw shield tooth is integrally mobile to opening direction in opening, but at this time due to A part of denture is only installed on by the upper jaw shield tooth taken from denture, therefore upper jaw shield tooth is taken easy, user is easy Opening.

7. material

In addition, the upper jaw shield tooth main part and lower jaw shield tooth main part that illustrate in the respective embodiments described above are by being not easy to lead to What the material of remarkable common bite force and breakage was formed.

For example, upper jaw shield tooth main part and lower jaw shield tooth main part can also be by according to Japanese Industrial Standards JIS T 6501 The bend elastic constant of measurement is 2000MPa or more and the below single and harder material of 3000MPa (such as acrylic acid tree Rouge), or by 10MPa or more and 300MPa softer material and 1000MPa or more below and 3000MPa it is below harder Material made of combination of materials is formed.

In addition, tooth main part and lower jaw shield tooth main part are protected for the upper jaw, in order to improve following to the tooth of user Property, can also material by tensile strength 150N more than or lower than 2000N, preferably by 150N or more and 500N it is below softer Material is formed.

In addition, tensile strength refers to, in the tooth of the upper jaw shield tooth using shield tooth (thickness 3mm) made of day new standard model No. 6 hole for opening φ 1.5mm is arranged, the intensity that above-mentioned upper jaw shield fissure is opened when having carried out tension test to molar direction (rear).

Example as above-mentioned material of the tensile strength 150N more than or lower than 2000N, comprising: olefin-based resin, polyester It is resin, polyurethane series resin, polyamide resin and acrylic rubber resin.Wherein olefin-based resin is preferred.

Olefin-based resin is by condensate that alkene homopolymerization obtains or the copolymerization for polymerizeing alkene with other monomers Object.As above-mentioned alkene, the alkene that the carbon atom numbers such as ethylene, propylene, butylene, methylpentene and hexene are 2~6 is preferably included Hydrocarbon.As the example of above-mentioned other monomers, including vinyl acetate etc..

As above-mentioned olefin-based resin, preferably polyethylene (PE), polyethylene-based resin, polypropylene (PP), polypropylene-based Resin and ethylene/acetic acid ethylene copolymer (EVA) etc., more preferably polyethylene (PE), polyethylene-based resin, polypropylene (PP), Polypropylene-based resin etc..

Polyester based resin is the condensation polymer of polybasic carboxylic acid (dicarboxylic acids etc.) Yu polyethanol (dihydric alcohol etc.).As above-mentioned poly- Example of ester system resin, including polyethylene terephthalate (PET) etc..

Polyurethane series resin is the condensation polymer with the compound of isocyanate group with the compound with hydroxyl.As upper State example of polyurethane series resin, including thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) etc..

Polyamide resin is the condensate (or copolymer) for being bonded multiple monomers by amido bond and obtaining.As above-mentioned poly- The example of amide system resin, comprising: nylon, contraposition amide and meta position amide etc..

Acrylic rubber resin is with acrylic rubber condensate as main component (or copolymer).As above-mentioned The example of acrylic rubber resin, the block copolymer etc. including methyl methacrylate and butyl acrylate.

Japanese Puri Mann (Prime also can be used in material as tensile strength 150N more than or lower than 2000N Polymer co., Ltd.) system the commercial types such as F327 (polypropylene-based resin) material.

Positioning element, fixed part, front fixed part, rear fixed part, protruding portion, stop part, stop part fixed part, movement Portion and linking part for example by the bend elastic constant measured according to Japanese Industrial Standards JIS T 6501 be 2000MPa or more and 3000MPa harder material (such as acrylic resin) formation below.Thereby, it is possible to inhibit due to positioning element, fixed part The stress institute when upper jaw protects tooth main part or lower jaw shield tooth main part is connected to by displacement in the lateral direction with stop part The breakage of these caused components.

The spacer 6580 that the shield tooth of 6th aspect has is the material by not easily passing through the common bite force of people and breakage What material was formed.Spacer 6580 can also be formed by resin materials such as polyester resin or acrylic resins.In addition, from further mentioning Height to from the viewpoint of the followability of the shape of denture, preferably by part 6580 inward-outward direction with a thickness of 0.5mm or more and 5.0mm following.

In addition, preferably the upper jaw protects from being easy from the viewpoint of the spacer 6580 that the 6th shield tooth has is embedded in and is taken Tooth 6510 is 90 or more by the Xiao A hardness (Shore A hardness) measured according to Japanese Industrial Standards JIS K 7215 Material is formed.

The application is the Japanese publication 2016-253255 for advocating to propose based on December 27th, 2016,2016 years 12 The Japanese publication 2016-253265 of Japanese publication 2016-253263, proposition on December 27th, 2016 that the moon 27 proposed Number, on 2 8th, 2017 propose Japanese publication 2017-021254, on 2 28th, 2017 propose Japanese publication number The application for Japanese publication 2017-108996 priority that No. 2017-037311 and on June 1st, 2017 propose, above-mentioned Shen The content quotation recorded in specification please, claims and attached drawing is in the application.

Industrial applicibility

The shield tooth that aspect is related to according to the first aspect of the invention~the 5th, can adjust the user for being equipped with the shield tooth Lower jaw position, and limit the displacement of lower jaw rearward.In addition, the shield tooth that the first aspect of the present invention~the 5th aspect is related to Durability is higher compared with previous shield tooth.Also, the shield tooth that the sixth aspect of the present invention is related to can reduce user not Comfort.Other than the prevention and treatment of sleep apnea syndrome, shield tooth of the invention can also be used in temporo jaw pass Save the prevention and treatment of disease and the inhibition ground one's teeth in sleep etc..

Description of symbols

1100,1200,1300 shield tooth

1110,1210,1310 upper jaws protect tooth

1120,1220,1320 lower jaws protect tooth

1112 denture press mold portions

1114,1214,1314 upper jaws protect tooth main part

1122 denture press mold portions

1124,1224,1324 lower jaws protect tooth main part

1128 abutting parts abutted with stop part

1130,1230,1330 stop part

The face in the front of 1132 stop parts

1134,1234 extension

1136,1236 rake

The lower end of 1137 front ends

1138 bearing surfaces abutted with lower jaw shield tooth

1140,1240,1340 positioning element

1142, the face at the rear of 1242 positioning elements

1144,1344 wing

1146 rakes

The lower end of 1147 rear ends

1150,1250,1350 position adjustment section

1152,1154 threaded bar

1156 turnbuckle portions

1160,1260,1360 fixed part

1362 protruding portions

2100,2200 shield tooth

2110,2210 upper jaws protect tooth

2120,2220 lower jaws protect tooth

2112 denture press mold portions

2114,2214 upper jaws protect tooth main part

2122 denture press mold portions

2124,2224 lower jaws protect tooth main part

2130,2230 stop part

The face in the front of 2130a stop part

2140,2240 positioning element

The face at the rear of 2140a positioning element

2144,2244 wing

2150 position adjustment sections

2152,2154 threaded bar

2156 turnbuckle portions

2160,2260 guidance part

2162,2262 front fixed part

2164,2264 rear fixed part

2166,2168,2266,2268 support rod

2228 abutting parts abutted with stop part

The lower end of 2237 rear ends

The lower end of 2247 front ends

2248 bearing surfaces abutted with lower jaw shield tooth

3100,3200 shield tooth

3110,3210 upper jaws protect tooth

3120,3220 lower jaws protect tooth

3112 denture press mold portions

3114,3214 upper jaws protect tooth main part

3122 denture press mold portions

3124,3224 lower jaws protect tooth main part

3130,3230 stop part

The face in the front of 3132 stop parts

3136,3236 rake

3140,3240 positioning element

The face at the rear of 3142 positioning elements

3146,3246 rake

3150,3250 guidance part

3152,3154 threaded bar

3156 turnbuckle portions

3160,3260 fixed part

3170,3270 protruding portion

3228 abutting parts abutted with protruding portion

3229 abutting parts abutted with positioning element

3248 bearing surfaces abutted with lower jaw shield tooth

3278 bearing surfaces abutted with lower jaw shield tooth

4100,4200,4300,4400 shield tooth

4110,4210,4310,4410 upper jaws protect tooth

4120,4220,4320,4420 lower jaws protect tooth

4112 denture press mold portions

4114,4214,4314,4414 upper jaws protect tooth main part

4122 denture press mold portions

4124,4224,4324,4424 lower jaws protect tooth main part

4130,4230,4330,4430 stop part

The face in the front of 4130a stop part

4131,4231,4331,4431 moving portion

4132,4232,4332,4432 stop part adjustment section

4132a, 4132b threaded bar

4132c turnbuckle portion

4133,4233,4333,4433 stop part fixed part

4140,4240,4340,4440 positioning element

The face at the rear of 4140a positioning element

4144,4244,4444 wing

4150,4250,4350,4450 position adjustment section

4152,4154 threaded bar

4156 turnbuckle portions

4160,4260,4360,4460 fixed part

4228 abutting parts abutted with stop part

4234,4334 extension

4236,4336 rake

4238 bearing surfaces abutted with lower jaw shield tooth

4246 rakes

4462 protruding portions

5100,5200,5300,5400 shield tooth

5110,5210,5310,5410 upper jaws protect tooth

5120,5220,5320,5420 lower jaws protect tooth

5112 denture press mold portions

5114,5214,5314,5414 upper jaws protect tooth main part

5122 denture press mold portions

5124,5224,5324,5424 lower jaws protect tooth main part

5128 abutting parts abutted with stop part

5130,5230,5330,5430 stop part

The face at the rear of 5132 stop parts

5136,5236 rake

5140,5240,5340,5440 positioning element

The face in the front of 5142 positioning elements

5144,5244,5344,5444 wings

5146,5246 rake

5148 bearing surfaces abutted with lower jaw shield tooth

5150,5250,5350,5450 position adjustment section

5152,5154,5252,5254 threaded bar

5156,5256 turnbuckle portion

5160,5260,5360,5460 fixed part

5362 protruding portions

5433 moving portions

5434 stop part adjustment sections

5434a, 5434b threaded bar

5434c turnbuckle portion

5435 stop part fixed parts

6300,6400,6500 shield tooth

6310,6410,6510 upper jaws protect tooth

6320,6420,6520 lower jaws protect tooth

6312 denture press mold portions

6314,6414 upper jaws protect tooth main part

6322 denture press mold portions

6324,6424 lower jaws protect tooth main part

6350,6450 guidance part

6352,6354 threaded bar

6356 turnbuckle portions

6360,6460 fixed part

6340,6440,6540 linking part

6580 spacers

6582 denture press mold portions

6584 embedded divisions

Claims

1. a kind of shield tooth, includes

Opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw protect tooth；

A pair of of positioning element is set to the shield tooth of the upper jaw shield tooth and the side in lower jaw shield tooth, can be in front and back Adjust upward position；And

A pair of of stop part is set to the shield tooth of the upper jaw shield tooth and another party in lower jaw shield tooth, and it is described fixed to be connected to Position component protects the displacement at teeth directional rear to limit the lower jaw, and is connected to the shield tooth of the party to limit the upper jaw shield The displacement of the left and right directions of tooth and lower jaw shield tooth.

2. shield tooth as described in claim 1, wherein

The positioning element has the wing, which is connected to the stop part on the outside of the shield tooth of described another party.

3. shield tooth as claimed in claim 2, wherein

The wing is configured at, and when the stop part is connected to the shield tooth of the party by the movement of left and right directions, is not supported It is connected to the position of the shield tooth of described another party.

4. shield tooth as described in claim 1, wherein

5. the shield tooth as described in any one of Claims 1 to 4, wherein

The stop part has extension, which abuts with the shield tooth of the party, and the height of the extension is described Less than half of the height of stop part.

6. shield tooth as claimed in claim 5, wherein

There is the end of the shield flank of respective the party in occlusion to be spaced each other for the stop part and the positioning element The shape opened.

7. such as shield tooth described in claim 5 or 6, wherein

The stop part and the positioning element have in occlusion and when lower jaw shield teeth directional opening direction is mobile, than The occlusal surface of the upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw shield tooth more leans on the shield flank of the party, what opposite face was separated from each other Shape.

8. the shield tooth as described in any one of claim 5~7, wherein

The stop part has the obtuse-angulate shape of lower end shape of the end of the shield flank of the party of front ends.

9. the shield tooth as described in any one of claim 5~8, wherein

It is from the side 3mm to the projected area of the shield tooth of the party that the stop part, which has when occlusion,²Above shape Shape.

10. the shield tooth as described in any one of claim 1~9, wherein

11. shield tooth as claimed in claim 10, wherein

12. the shield tooth as described in any one of claim 1~11, wherein

The positioning element is set to lower jaw shield tooth.

13. a kind of shield tooth, includes

Opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw protect tooth；

A pair of of positioning element can adjust in the longitudinal direction position along guidance part, and the both ends of the guidance part are arranged at institute State a pair of of fixed part support of upper jaw shield tooth and the shield tooth of the side in lower jaw shield tooth；And

A pair of of stop part is set to the shield tooth of the upper jaw shield tooth and another party in lower jaw shield tooth, and it is described fixed to be connected to Position component limits the displacement at lower jaw shield teeth directional rear.

14. shield tooth as claimed in claim 13, wherein

15. shield tooth according to claim 13 or 14, wherein

16. the shield tooth as described in any one of claim 13~15, wherein

17. the shield tooth as described in any one of claim 13~16, wherein

The positioning element is set to lower jaw shield tooth.

18. a kind of shield tooth, includes

Opposite a pair of of upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw protect tooth；

A pair of of stop part is set to the shield tooth of the upper jaw shield tooth and the side in lower jaw shield tooth, and its height is described Below the height of the shield tooth of one side；

Protruding portion is fixed on the shield tooth of the upper jaw shield tooth and another party in lower jaw shield tooth, and from described another party's The direction for protecting the shield tooth of teeth directional the party is prominent；And

A pair of of positioning element, along the guidance part that one end is supported by the protruding portion, the shield tooth in the party in occlusion The position of side adjust position in the longitudinal direction, and abut with the stop part to limit lower jaw shield teeth directional rear Displacement.

19. shield tooth as claimed in claim 18, wherein

The protruding portion, which is set to, is connected to the shield tooth of the party to limit a left side for the upper jaw shield tooth and lower jaw shield tooth The position of the displacement of right direction.

20. shield tooth as claimed in claim 19, wherein

The positioning element is configured at, and when the protruding portion is connected to the shield tooth of the party, is not connected to the party Protect the position of tooth.

21. the shield tooth as described in any one of claim 18~20, wherein

The stop part is set to lower jaw shield tooth.